{"product_id":"sleaze-artists-9780822339533","title":"Sleaze Artists","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContinuing film lovers' ongoing conversation about the low, the bad, and the sleazy face of cinema, this book examines the ineffable quality of \"sleaze\" in relation to a range of issues, including the production realities of low-budget exploitation pictures and the ever-shifting terrain of reception and taste.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There is a certain thrill inherent in a scholarly anthology that wholly embraces those films usually deemed disreputable, disgusting, cheap, and perhaps even anti-intellectual. . . . A satisfyingly subversive addition to film studies and cultural studies. . . .” - Adam Dodd, \u003ci\u003eM\/C Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most intriguing essayists in the book is Kay Dickinson, on how music figured in Britain’s banning of five Italian films from videotape distribution.” - \u003cb\u003eNina C. Ayoub\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Personally, I found the book’s first section, ‘Sleazy Historyies,’ to be the most compelling . . . . The book’s second section, ‘Sleazy Afterlives,’ contains some top-notch retrospective analyses of marginal films.” - \u003cb\u003eMikita Brottman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSleaze Artists\u003c\/i\u003e constitutes an honest attempt to trip the cultural rift. There's a becoming undercurrent of humility to most of the essays, which suggests that even the brightest minds in cultural studies are still refining their approach to what is generally a back-breaking endeavor—elevating the low into the rarefied (and suffocating) air of academic contemplation.” - Adam Nayman, \u003ci\u003eCineaste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSleaze Artists\u003c\/i\u003e represents an articulate, accessible, and thoughtful adventure into the world of cinematic bad taste and low culture. . . . \u003ci\u003eSleaze Artists\u003c\/i\u003e provides us with clear, thoughtful discussion about some great sleazy movies.” - Parley Ann Boswell, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSleaze Artists\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent collection, which covers a wide range of topics important to the understanding of sleaze cinema, and is a great addition to both cinema and cultural studies.” - Lyndall Clipstone, \u003ci\u003eMedia International Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Aztec blood sacrifices! Knife-wielding psychos!! Libido-crazed military men!!! Martin Heidegger!!!! With verve and vigor, \u003ci\u003eSleaze Artists\u003c\/i\u003e offers this . . . and more! The book boldly rips the lid off the wacky world of sleaze movies with subversive delight and intellectual insight!! Don’t go into this volume alone!—unless you are ready for sharp scholarship, rigorous historiography, careful argument, and a deep commitment to an understanding of cinema in all its richness across a variety of taste cultures!!”—Dana Polan, Cinema Studies, New York University\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSleaze Artists\u003c\/i\u003e constitutes an honest attempt to trip the cultural rift. There's a becoming undercurrent of humility to most of the essays, which suggests that even the brightest minds in cultural studies are still refining their approach to what is generally a back-breaking endeavor—elevating the low into the rarefied (and suffocating) air of academic contemplation.” -- Adam Nayman * Cineaste *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSleaze Artists\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent collection, which covers a wide range of topics important to the understanding of sleaze cinema, and is a great addition to both cinema and cultural studies.” -- Lyndall Clipstone * Media International Australia *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSleaze Artists\u003c\/i\u003e represents an articulate, accessible, and thoughtful adventure into the world of cinematic bad taste and low culture. . . . \u003ci\u003eSleaze Artists\u003c\/i\u003e provides us with clear, thoughtful discussion about some great sleazy movies.” -- Parley Ann Boswell * Journal of American Culture *\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most intriguing essayists in the book is Kay Dickinson, on how music figured in Britain’s banning of five Italian films from videotape distribution.” -- Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003e“Personally, I found the book’s first section, ‘Sleazy Historyies,’ to be the most compelling . . . . The book’s second section, ‘Sleazy Afterlives,’ contains some top-notch retrospective analyses of marginal films.” -- Mikita Brottman * PopMatters *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e Part 1: Sleazy Histories \u003cbr\u003e Pandering to the “Goon Trade”: Framing the Sexploitation Audience through Advertising \/ Eric Schaefer 19\u003cbr\u003e Women’s Cinema as Counterphobic Cinema: Doris Wishman as the Last Auteur \/ Tania Modleski 47\u003cbr\u003e Representing (Repressed) Homosexuality in the Pre-Stonewall Hollywood Homo-Military Film \/ Harry M. Benshoff 71\u003cbr\u003e Pornography and Documentary: Narrating the Alibi \/ Chuck Kleinhans 96\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEl signo de la muerte\u003c\/i\u003e and the Birth of a Genre: Origins and Anatomy of the Aztec Horror Film 121\u003cbr\u003e Art House or House of Exorcism? The Changing Distribution and Reception Contexts of Mario Bava’s \u003ci\u003eLisa and the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Kevin Heffernan 144\u003cbr\u003e Part 2: Sleazy Afterlives \u003cbr\u003e Troubling Synthesis: The Horrific Sights and Incompatible Sounds of Video Nasties \/ Kay Dickinson 167\u003cbr\u003e The Sleazy Pedigree of Todd Haynes \/ Joan Hawkins 189\u003cbr\u003e Para-Paracinema: The \u003ci\u003eFriday the 13th\u003c\/i\u003e Film Series as Other to Trash and Legitimate Film Cultures \/ Matt Hills 219\u003cbr\u003e Boredom, Spasmo, and the Italian System \/ Chris Fujiwara 240\u003cbr\u003e Pure \u003ci\u003eQuidditas\u003c\/i\u003e or Geek Chic? Cultism as Discernment \/ Greg Taylor 259\u003cbr\u003e Movies: A Century of Failure \/ Jeffrey Sconce 273\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography 311\u003cbr\u003e Contributors 321\u003cbr\u003e Index 325","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406045749591,"sku":"9780822339533","price":80.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822339533.jpg?v=1730494352","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sleaze-artists-9780822339533","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}