Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of the book's most notable contributions to the field is its emphasis on the portrayal of sexuality in films by women artists, many of whom have been discussed in this arena but not in this kind of depth and with this level of insight."—Michele Schreiber, author of Indie Reframed and American Postfeminist Cinema
"This is one of the best and the most engrossing book I've read in my field in quite some time."—Carol Siegel, author of Sex Radical Cinema, Goth's Dark Empire, and New Millennial Sexstyles
"Provocauteurs and Provocations delivers incredibly nuanced and deeply contextualized readings of a wide range of sexually provocative media texts. Reflecting the best work being done at the intersection of film/media studies and feminist/LGBTQ scholarship, it will be invaluable for helping us think through the ethical implications of screen media's current engagement with the pleasures and politics of sex."—Ron Becker, author of Gay TV and Straight America
Table of ContentsPrologue: Tangled Up in Blue
Part I: Provocations
1. Selling Sex: Scandalous Marketing Campaigns and the Millennial Watercooler Movie
2. Full-Frontal Provocation: Male Nudity as Non-Phallic Masculinity
Part II: Provocauteurs
3. Art Porn Provocauteurs: Feminist Critique through Corporeality in the Work of Catherine Breillat and Lena Dunham
4. Inbetweener (In)Appropriations: "Bad Queer" Provocauteurs Lisa Cholodenko and Desiree Akhavan
Epilogue: Still Taboo? Provocative Acts, Vulnerable Viewing
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
