Is the sex depicted in pornographic movies a reflection of what happens in real life? What is obscenity? What is the difference between the erotic, the pornographic, and the artistic?These questions and more in the porn debate are pondered in this wide-ranging collection of essays by scholars and those in the porn industry: actors, actresses, directors, writers, and even First Amendment attorneys. The effects of pornography on its audience are examined in depth with all available data, while stories from behind-the-scenes of the industry provide unique insight into porn's production.
Essays include "My Years Defending Playboy, " "Freedom of Cyberspace, " "The Moral Pornographer, " "Women Who Make Porn, " "The Effects of Pornography, " "America vs. Books, " "A Short History of Sex Toys, " "Hardcore: An Epilogue, " and more.
Language
English
Pages
616
Format
Hardcover
Release
October 07, 1999
ISBN 13
9781573927499
Porn 101: Eroticism, Pornography, and the First Amendment
Is the sex depicted in pornographic movies a reflection of what happens in real life? What is obscenity? What is the difference between the erotic, the pornographic, and the artistic?These questions and more in the porn debate are pondered in this wide-ranging collection of essays by scholars and those in the porn industry: actors, actresses, directors, writers, and even First Amendment attorneys. The effects of pornography on its audience are examined in depth with all available data, while stories from behind-the-scenes of the industry provide unique insight into porn's production.
Essays include "My Years Defending Playboy, " "Freedom of Cyberspace, " "The Moral Pornographer, " "Women Who Make Porn, " "The Effects of Pornography, " "America vs. Books, " "A Short History of Sex Toys, " "Hardcore: An Epilogue, " and more.