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We usually think of women as the victims of pornography rather than its consumers. Whether appearing in films, peering provocatively from the pages of magazines, or posing on explicit Web-sites, women are considered the dehumanized objects of unseen lascivious male viewers. But in her controversial new book One for the Girls!, Clarissa Smith debunks this myth and challenges women to read, watch, and enjoy pornography on their own terms. Focusing on the British magazine For Women, Smith looks at its readers? responses to male pinups and erotica and explores the intricacies of women?s unique reactions to pornography. ?Clarissa Smith has achieved something special with her new proffering from her masculinities repertoire. Smith?s text is groundbreaking, multidisciplinary and?equally importantly?extremely readable. It is the last point perhaps that really sets this work apart, as One for the Girls has a great deal to offer both the specialist academic and the general reader. Clarissa Smith?s accessible style allows readers with little prior knowledge of critical theory, cultural studies or the 1980s pornography debate, to not only understand these discourses, but to develop a strong grasp of their impact in this context.??Michelle Parsons, Transition TraditionProduct Identifiers
PublisherIntellect Books
ISBN-139781841501642
eBay Product ID (ePID)90752692
Product Key Features
Publication Year2007
SubjectHistory
Number of Pages263 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOne for the Girls!: the Pleasures and Practices of Reading Women's Porn
TypeTextbook
AuthorClarissa Smith
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Width172 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorClarissa Smith