Striptease Culture: Sex, Media and the Democratisation of Desire

摘要: From advertising to health education campaigns, sex and sexual imagery now permeate every aspect of popular culture.Striptease Cultureexplores this 'sexualisation' contemporary life, relating it wider changes in the politics post-war societies. Divided into three sections,Striptease Culturefirst traces development pornography, following its movement from elite mass culture examining confession, as seen day-time talk shows reality TV, fascination with 'porno-chic'. In part two McNair explores use sexuality art, 'striptease' artist like Jeff Koons, Madonna, Gilbert & George Natasha Merritt who have used their own naked bodies work. considers contribution made by art transgression critique mainstream patriarchal culture. The final representation gender roles a variety media. Moving backlash elementsin straight male changing images women gays film television such Ellen Queer Folk, argues that structure mark significant progress advanced capitalist