Violence and the Pornographic Imaginary - The Politics of Sex, Gender, and Aggression in Hardcore Pornography

Purcell uses comparative critical readings of popular U.S. pornographies to illuminate the changing psychosocial foundations of sexually aggressive fantasies. By examining how depictions of violence in pornography have changed over the past forty years, she investigates the evolving desires and anxieties of the genre’s growing U.S. audience.