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Subject(s)

• Gay pornography—Social aspects [Browse]
• Gay men, Black—Sexual behavior [Browse]
• Gay men, Black—Race identity [Browse]
• Men, Black, in motion pictures [Browse]

Series

• Routledge research in race and ethnicity ; 40. [More in this series]
• Routledge research in race and ethnicity 40 [More in this series]

Summary note

"This book systematically analyses representations of Black masculinity in gay men's pornography. This book unpacks 1) the character of pornographic representations of queer Black masculinity and 2) how these representations vary between corporate and non-corporate producers. The author argues that representations of Black men in gay porn rely on stereotypes of Black masculinity to arouse consumers, especially those which characterize Black men as "missing links" or focus excessively on their "dark phalluses." Moreover, these depictions consistently separate gay Black and white men's sexuality into bifurcated discursive spaces, thereby essentializing sexual aspects of racial identity. Lastly, though such depictions are less prevalent in user-submitted videos, overall, both user-submitted and corporate content reify stereotypes about Black masculinity. This book is written for researchers, lecturers, and graduate courses in the social sciences and humanities, including Sociology, Social Psychology, Sexuality, African American Studies, Women and Gender Studies, LGBTQ Studies, Culture and Art Studies, Porn Studies, Social Media Studies, and Public Health"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Unpacking porn: race, sexuality, and masculinity
• The insolubility of Black and queer
• Porn, past and present
• Identity, power, and performativity
• Dark phalluses: preoccupation and dismemberment
• Missing links: primitiveness and primality
• Separate spaces: bifurcation and essentialism
• Can the subaltern fuck?

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ISBN

• 9780367902735 (hardcover)
• 0367902737 (hardcover)
• 9781032138572 (paperback)
• 1032138572 (paperback)

LCCN

2021033138

OCLC

1260693554

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