International Exposure: Perspectives on Modern European Pornography, 1800–2000

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International Exposure

Perspectives on Modern European Pornography, 1800–2000

Edited by: Lisa Z. Sigel
With contributions by: John Phillips , Maryna Romanets , Eliot Borenstein , Colette Colligan , Sarah Leonard , Katalin Szoverfy Milter , Joseph Slade , Clarissa Smith and Annie Stora-Lamarre

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2005

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International Exposure demonstrates the wealth of desires woven into the fabric of European history: desires about empire and nation, about self and other, about plenty and dearth. By documenting the diverse meanings of pornography, senior scholars from across disciplines show the ways that sexuality became central to the individual, to the nation, and to the transnational character of modern society.

The ten essays in the volume engage a rich array of topics, including obscenity in the German states, censorship in France’s Third Republic, “she-male” internet porn, the rise of incestuous longings in England, the place of the Hungarian video revolution in the global market, and the politics of pornography in Russia. Taken together, the essays illustrate the latest approaches to content, readership, form, and delivery in modern European pornography.

A substantial discussion of the broad history and state of the field complements the ten in-depth case studies that examine a wide range of sources from literature to magazines, video to the internet. By tackling the highbrow and lowdown of the pornographic form, this volume lays the groundwork for the next surge of studies in the field.

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LISAZ. SIGEL is a visiting assistant professor of history at DePaul University and the author of Governing Pleasures: Pornography and Social Change in England, 1815–1914.

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"Situated on one's bookshelf, Sigel's anthology will fit nicely alongside other revisionist works on sex and sexuality..."— Lela Felter-Kerley, University of Florida, History: Reviews of New Books

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Issues and Problems in the History of Pornography Lisa Z. Sigel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Wanderers, Entertainers, and Seducers: Making Sense of Obscenity Law in the German States, 1830–1851 Sarah Leonard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	27
Censorship in Republican Times: Censorship and Pornographic Novels Located in L’Enfer de la Bibliothèque Nationale, 1800–1900 Annie Stora-Lamarre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	48
Anti-Abolition Writes Obscenity: The English Vice, Transatlantic Slavery, and England’s Obscene Print Culture Colette Colligan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	67
The Rise of the Overly Affectionate Family: Incestuous Pornography and Displaced Desire among the Edwardian Middle Class Lisa Z. Sigel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	100
Old Wine in New Bottles? Literary Pornography in Twentieth-Century France John Phillips Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	125
A Perfectly British Business: Stagnation, Continuities, and Change on the Top Shelf Clarissa Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	146
Global Traffic in Pornography: The Hungarian Example Katalin Szoverfy Milter and Joseph W. Slade Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	173
Ideologies of the Second Coming in the Ukrainian Postcolonial Playground Maryna Romanets Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	205
Stripping the Nation Bare: Russian Pornography and the Insistence on Meaning Eliot Borenstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	232
Walking on the Wild Side: Shemale Internet Pornography John Phillips Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	255
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	275
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	279

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296

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