{"product_id":"the-sex-slave-in-cinema-aga-skrodzka-9781399508247","title":"The Sex Slave in Cinema: An Inegalitarian Spectacle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the visual politics of the cinematic figure of the 'sex slave' from its origins in silent film to its iterations in blaxploitation cinema, European art cinema, Nollywood, and, in its most concentrated form, the Hollywood blockbuster thriller. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough close analysis of several film texts that is informed by feminist theory, visual studies, critical race studies, and the political economy of sex work, this book argues that the sex slave has long functioned as a disciplinary spectacle that simultaneously commodifies and punishes female flesh. The sex slave is used to 'sell' a libidinal fantasy of rescue, not of the trafficked woman or child, but of the very economic and social order that exploits them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aga Skrodzka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399508245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399508247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Aga Skrodzka","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46739157844223,"sku":"9781399508247","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad7b3e1a-7305-43c1-aff6-277add9b31f3.jpg?v=1743277387","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sex-slave-in-cinema-aga-skrodzka-9781399508247","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}