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9780786495849 English 0786495847 Erotic texts written by and for women play a significant role in negotiating relations of gender, sexuality and kinship, and in shaping popular ideas about romance and the erotic. Examining the mainstreaming of women's erotica following the runaway success of Fifty Shades of Grey, this collection of new essays focuses on the publication and reception of women's popular erotic fiction across various genres and cultural contexts.The contributors draw connections between feminist and cultural studies scholarship on visual pornography and critical research on popular romance fiction. Essays explore a range of writing: popular erotic romance novels; feminist porn; male/male and menage fiction; lesbian romance; sex blogs; new Chinese erotica; BDSM novels; and slash fiction. Topics discussed include the ideological and critical aspects of popular texts, audiences and fan communities, the disciplinary function of popular speech about women's erotic fiction, and the technological and social shifts which have facilitated women's access to new forms of erotic material., [How can we understand the phenomenon of 'women's' erotic fiction? Taking as its point of departure the 'mainstreaming' of women's erotic fiction associated with the publication of Fifty Shades of Grey, this collection examines the production and reception of women's popular erotic fiction across various genres, modes and cultural contexts.Erotic texts written by and for women play a significant role in negotiating relations of gender, sexuality and kinship, and shaping popular ideas about romance and the erotic. In focusing on erotic fiction, this book draws productive connections between feminist and cultural studies scholarship on visual pornography and critical research on popular romance fiction.The chapters look at a range of forms of erotic writing: popular erotic romance novels, 'feminist porn' writing, male/male and menage fiction, lesbian romance fiction, sex blogs, new Chinese erotic writing, BDSM novels and slash fiction. Some chapters focus on the ideological or critical work of popular texts. Others are concerned with audiences and fan communities, the disciplinary function of popular speech about women's erotic fiction, and the industrial and social shifts which have facilitated women's access to new forms of erotic material. The introduction provides an analysis of key issues surrounding women's erotic fiction, exploring its political work and its reception.]
9780786495849 English 0786495847 Erotic texts written by and for women play a significant role in negotiating relations of gender, sexuality and kinship, and in shaping popular ideas about romance and the erotic. Examining the mainstreaming of women's erotica following the runaway success of Fifty Shades of Grey, this collection of new essays focuses on the publication and reception of women's popular erotic fiction across various genres and cultural contexts.The contributors draw connections between feminist and cultural studies scholarship on visual pornography and critical research on popular romance fiction. Essays explore a range of writing: popular erotic romance novels; feminist porn; male/male and menage fiction; lesbian romance; sex blogs; new Chinese erotica; BDSM novels; and slash fiction. Topics discussed include the ideological and critical aspects of popular texts, audiences and fan communities, the disciplinary function of popular speech about women's erotic fiction, and the technological and social shifts which have facilitated women's access to new forms of erotic material., [How can we understand the phenomenon of 'women's' erotic fiction? Taking as its point of departure the 'mainstreaming' of women's erotic fiction associated with the publication of Fifty Shades of Grey, this collection examines the production and reception of women's popular erotic fiction across various genres, modes and cultural contexts.Erotic texts written by and for women play a significant role in negotiating relations of gender, sexuality and kinship, and shaping popular ideas about romance and the erotic. In focusing on erotic fiction, this book draws productive connections between feminist and cultural studies scholarship on visual pornography and critical research on popular romance fiction.The chapters look at a range of forms of erotic writing: popular erotic romance novels, 'feminist porn' writing, male/male and menage fiction, lesbian romance fiction, sex blogs, new Chinese erotic writing, BDSM novels and slash fiction. Some chapters focus on the ideological or critical work of popular texts. Others are concerned with audiences and fan communities, the disciplinary function of popular speech about women's erotic fiction, and the industrial and social shifts which have facilitated women's access to new forms of erotic material. The introduction provides an analysis of key issues surrounding women's erotic fiction, exploring its political work and its reception.]