Obscene Gestures : Counter-Narratives of Sex and Race in the Twentieth Century.
Drawing on sources as diverse as Supreme Court decisions, nightclub comedy, congressional records, and cultural theory, Obscene Gestures explores the many contradictory vectors of twentieth-century moralist controversies surrounding literary and artistic works from Henry Miller's Tropic of Canc...
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| Natura: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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[S.l.] :
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESS,
2022.
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| Serie: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accesso online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3021764 |
Sommario:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction. Outlaws vs. Outcasts: Defining Narratives of Obscenity
- 1 Classic Counter-Narratives: Deep Psychology vs. Deep Pathology in Two Early Twentieth-Century Novels
- 2 Geniuses Abroad, Deviants at Home: Racial Counter-Narratives of the Global and Domestic
- 3 Porn Wars and Pornotroping: Counter-Narratives of Obscenity amid Transitions in Feminist Activism
- 4 AIDS Politics Is Local: Narratives of Plague and Place in the Culture Wars
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index