{"product_id":"the-pornography-of-representation-paperback","title":"The Pornography of Representation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusanne Kappeler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book marks a radical and powerful intervention in traditional arguments about pornography. Kappeler re-examines the artistic distinctions between fantasy and reality, pornography and erotica, and challenges the legal definition of obscenity as well as the intellectual defence of 'freedom of expression'. By linking images of actual violence with the imaginative portrayal of women in the realm of the aesthetic, she establishes vital connections between modes of representation and social forms of power and domination. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It is essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of pornography and sexual politics and related debates in literary criticism and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book marks a radical and powerful intervention in traditional arguments about pornography. Kappeler re-examines the artistic distinctions between fantasy and reality, pornography and erotica, and challenges the legal definition of obscenity as well as the intellectual defence of 'freedom of expression'. By linking images of actual violence with the imaginative portrayal of women in the realm of the aesthetic, she establishes vital connections between modes of representation and social forms of power and domination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of pornography and sexual politics and related debates in literary criticism and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusanne Kappeler\u003c\/b\u003e Lecturer in English at the University of East Anglia and works as a freelance writer and teacher in both England and Germany. She authored \u003ci\u003eReading and Writing in Henry James\u003c\/i\u003e and was also co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTeaching the Text\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1986\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131912786055,"sku":"9780745601229","price":46.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7138323578750d002f3952c7596311a6.webp?v=1732622325","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-pornography-of-representation-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}