The Porn Report
MUP, $34.95 pb, 224 pp
Princesses and Pornstars: Sex, Power, Identity
Text, $32.95 pb, 210 pp
Pornification: Sex and sexuality in media culture
Berg, $29.95 pb, 204 pp
Pornarama
Pornification, The Porn Report and Princesses and Pornstars are three recent entries into the burgeoning academic field known as ‘porn studies’. All three books aim to move beyond the simplistic ‘for’ and ‘against’ arguments that have traditionally surrounded pornography. Instead, each text explores the challenges and complexities of living in a world where sexually explicit material is more prevalent than ever before.
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The Porn Report
by Alan McKee, Katherine Albury and Catharine Lumby
MUP, $34.95 pb, 224 pp
Princesses and Pornstars: Sex, Power, Identity
by Emily Maguire
Text, $32.95 pb, 210 pp
Pornification: Sex and sexuality in media culture
Susanna Paasonen, Kaarina Nikunen and Laura Saarenmaa
Berg, $29.95 pb, 204 pp
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