Natalie Purcell: 2 books
Violence and the Pornographic Imaginary
The Politics of Sex, Gender, and Aggression in Hardcore Pornography
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
No cultural product reveals our collective fascination with sexual violence more candidly than popular heterosexual pornographies. They showcase scenes of intense sexual aggression and cruelty that are gendered in repetitive, patterned configurations—configurations that are designed to arouse. Purcell...
Death Metal Music
The Passion and Politics of a Subculture
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
Death Metal is among the most despised forms of violently themed entertainment. Many politicians, conservative groups and typical Americans attribute youth violence and the destruction of social values to such entertainment. The usual assumptions about the Death Metal scene and its fans have rarely...