Sex scene : : media and the sexual revolution / / Eric Schaefer, ed.
Sex Scene suggests that what we have come to understand as the sexual revolution of the late 1960s and early 1970s was actually a media revolution. In lively essays, the contributors examine a range of mass media-film and television, recorded sound, and publishing-that provide evidence of the circul...
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Place / Publishing House: | Durham : : Duke University Press,, 2014. |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Language: | English |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (481 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Summary: | Sex Scene suggests that what we have come to understand as the sexual revolution of the late 1960s and early 1970s was actually a media revolution. In lively essays, the contributors examine a range of mass media-film and television, recorded sound, and publishing-that provide evidence of the circulation of sex in the public sphere, from the mainstream to the fringe. They discuss art films such as I Am Curious (Yellow), mainstream movies including Midnight Cowboy, and sexploitation films such as Mantis in Lace; the emergence of erotic film festivals and of gay |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1478093498 0822376806 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Eric Schaefer, ed. |