sexual imagery & selling sex Flashcards
pornography
sexually oriented material created to arouse a viewer
prehistoric imagery
early cave drawings
erotica- sexual representations that are not pornographic
ancient egypt
erotic images on the walls as celebration of sexual activity in daily life
ancient greece
celebrated sexuality and beauty of human body
ancient rome
pomeii- discovered graphic paintings of sex
bronze phallic wind chimes
india and japan
india- most sexually explicit reliecs and sculptures
Kama sutra
Japan - shunga (picture of spring)
middle ages
spread of Christianity redefined bodies as evil
nudity became rare
resurgence during renaissance
colonialism
sexualization of people to portray them as morally opposite to conservatism of Europe
“other”
imperialism
attitude of colonizers that people should live according to colonizers rules
orientalism
west is strong masculine and rational and east is weak feminine and mysterious
victorian era paradox
prude upper class- didn’t discuss sex
demi-monde of masses- brothels and non marital sex
media
photographer robert mapplethorpe pushed the boundaries of viewer comfort
sent to trial for obscenity
when did erotic literature proliferate
invention of the printing press in 17th century Europe
when did the boundaries of sexual content in films get pushed
late 1960s
sex work
3 sex workers argued that laws created dangerous environments for women
protection of communities act came into effect 2014 in Nova Scotia
