{"product_id":"striptease-culture-brian-mcnair-9780415237345","title":"Striptease Culture: Sex, Media and the Democratisation of Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom advertising to health education campaigns, sex and sexual imagery now permeate every aspect of culture. \u003cem\u003eStriptease Culture\u003c\/em\u003e explores the 'sexualization' of contemporary life, relating it to wider changes in post-war society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStriptease Culture\u003c\/em\u003e is divided in to three sections: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Part one - traces the development of pornography, following its movement from elite to mass culture and the contemporary fascination with 'porno-chic'\u003cbr\u003e* Part two - considers popular cultural forms of sexual representation in the media, moving from backlash elements in straight male culture and changing images of women, to the representation of gays in contemporary film and television\u003cbr\u003e* Part three - looks at the use of sexuality in contemporary art, examinging the artistic 'striptease' of Jeff Koons, and others who have used their own naked bodies in their work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso considering how feminist and gay artists have employed sexuality in the critique and transformation of patriarchy, the high profile of sexuality as a key contributor to public health education in the era of HIV and AIDS, and the implications of the rise of striptease culture for the future of sexual poltics, Brian McNair has produced an excellent book in the study of gender, sexuality and contemporary culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian McNair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415237343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415237345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.24w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2002 pg. 99","brand":"Brian McNair","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717141754111,"sku":"9780415237345","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb11282d-e4df-4743-b2db-ef95b9562054.jpg?v=1705687132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/striptease-culture-brian-mcnair-9780415237345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}