Sex Media

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-5095-1688-9
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 298 g

Media are central to our experiences and understandings of sex, whether in the form of familiar 'mainstream' genres, pornographies and other sex genres, or the new zones, interactions and technosexualities made possible by the internet and mobile devices.

In this engaging new book, Feona Attwood argues that to understand the significance of sex media, we need to examine them in terms of their distinctive characteristics, relationships to art and culture, and changing place in society. Observing the role that media play in relation to sex, gender, and sexuality, this book considers the regulation of sex and sexual representation, issues around the 'sexualization of culture', and demonstrates how a critical focus on sex media can inform debates on sex education and sexual health, as well as illuminate the relation of sex to labour, leisure, intimacy, and bodies.

Sex Media is an essential resource for students and scholars of media, culture, gender and sexuality.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Attwood, Feona

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medientheorie, Medienanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Introducing Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
- Chapter 2: Regulating Sex Media
- Chapter 3: Sexualization
- Chapter 4: Sex Media
- Chapter 5: Sex Media, Culture and Society
- Notes
- References
- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Feona Attwood is Professor of Cultural Studies, Media and Communication at Middlesex University.