Sex Radical Cinema

by Carol Siegel

Book Overview

In this provocative study of cinematic and televisual representations of "sex radicalism," Carol Siegel explores how representations of sexually explicit content on film have shaped American cultural visions of sex and sexual politics in the 21st century. Siegel distinguishes between a liberal approach to visual representations, which has over-emphasized normative equal opportunity while undervaluing our distinctive erotic selves, and a radical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253018064
• ISBN13: 9780253018069
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher