A Film by Chyng Sun - The Price of Pleasure |
| Published: September 21, 2008, 7:01 am |
| Tags: feminist perspective, impact of porn, porn industry, debate on the issues, porn examples judge for yourself |
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From the website of Chyng Sun: Dr. Chyng Sun is a Master Teacher of Media Studies at New York University. In addition to her scholarly research on gender, sexuality and race in the media, Dr. Sun is the creator of the documentaries Mickey Mouse Monopoly and Beyond Good and Evil. Her latest research investigated the disturbing trend in contemporary pornography: as the industry has become more mainstream in recent years, the movies it produces have become harsher and more extreme, more overtly sexist and racist. With three other researchers, Dr. Sun conducted a large scale research project taking a closer look at the content of the most rented pornographic movies of 2005. Honest and non-judgmental, Dr. Sun paints a nuanced and complex portrait of how pleasure and pain, commerce and power, liberty and responsibility are intertwined in the most intimate parts of our sexual identities and relationships. Known for creating a comfortable environment while presenting controversial [ Full article ] |
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