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Pornographic Art and the Aesthetics of Pornography

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  1. Hans Maes

    1. University of Kent, UK

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Hans Maes
      Pages 1-24

  3. Art or Porn: Clear Division or False Dilemma?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. Pornography, Art and Porno-Art

      • Mari Mikkola
      Pages 27-42

    3. Exclusivism and Evaluation: Art, Erotica and Pornography

      • Stephanie Patridge
      Pages 43-57

    4. A Pornographic Way of Seeing

      • Stephen Mumford
      Pages 58-72

  4. The Aesthetics of Pornography: Philosophical and Ethical Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. Pornography and Acting

      • Tzachi Zamir
      Pages 75-99

    3. The Fictional Character of Pornography

      • Shen-yi Liao, Sara Protasi
      Pages 100-118

    4. Image Economies and the Erotic Life of the Unlovely

      • Edward Winters
      Pages 119-138

  5. The Aesthetics of Pornography: Historical and Cultural Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. Before Pornography: Sexual Representation in Ancient Roman Visual Culture

      • John R. Clarke
      Pages 141-161

    3. Sheela-na-gig Again: The Birth of a New Style from the Spirit of Pornography

      • Stefan Trinks
      Pages 162-182

    4. Aestheticizing Pornography for the 21st-century Academy: Pedagogy as Ars Erotica or Scientia Sexualis?

      • David Bennett
      Pages 183-202

  6. Pornographic Art: Critical Explorations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Clean Feet and Dirty Dancing: The Erotic Pas de Deux and Boys in the Sand

      • Edward D. Miller
      Pages 205-220

    3. The Pornography of Death

      • John Tercier
      Pages 221-235

    4. Porno-Graphic: Why Words Matter in Fiona Banner’s Arsewoman in Wonderland

      • Kim Dhillon
      Pages 236-251

  7. Pornographic Art: Theory in Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 253-253
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    2. A Queer Balance: Power Relations in Homosexual Representations and in Choosing Flowers

      • Michael Petry
      Pages 255-273
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About this book

What happens when art and pornography meet? By providing a plurality of disciplinary approaches and theoretical perspectives this essay collection will give the reader a fuller and deeper understanding of the commonalities and frictions between artistic and pornographic representations.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Kent, UK

    Hans Maes

About the editor

Anna Arrowsmith has been directing pornographic films since graduating from Central St Martin's in 1998 David Bennett, University of Melbourne, Australia, and University of Essex, UK John R. Clarke, University of Texas at Austin, USA Kim Dhillon, Royal College of Art, London, UK Shen-yi Liao Nanyang, Technological University, Singapore, and University of Leeds, UK Mari Mikkola, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Edward D. Miller, College of Staten Island, USA Stephen Mumford, University of Nottingham, UK, and Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) Stephanie Patridge, Otterbein University, USA Michael Petry is an artist, curator and author Sara Protasi, Yale University, USA John Tercier MD PhD practices as an emergency medicine specialist in Canada Stefan Trinks, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany Marina Wallace, Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts, London, UK Edward Winters, studied Painting at The Slade before taking a Philosophy PhD at UCL, UK Tzachi Zamir, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pornographic Art and the Aesthetics of Pornography

  • Editors: Hans Maes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137367938

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-36820-0Published: 19 November 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-34982-1Published: 01 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-36793-8Published: 19 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 318

  • Topics: Aesthetics, Fine Arts, Ethics, Media Sociology

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