Bodies of Work

The Labour of Sex in the Digital Age

AvRebecca Saunders

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Rebecca Saunders focuses on pornography in order to investigate the impact of digital forms of capitalism on contemporary sexuality and reveals the centrality of pornography to the digital attention economy, affective economics, the information economy, the creative industries and neoliberalism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-09-24
Mått:148 x 210 x 19 mm
Vikt:436 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Dynamics of Virtual Work
Antal sidor:328
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030490188

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Samhälle och kultur inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Rebecca Saunders is Senior Lecturer in Digital Media and Communications at the University of Huddersfield, UK.

Recensioner i media

“Saunders has meticulously researched her subject and draws on history, sociology, literature, and media theory to develop her theoretical arguments. … Her unflinching eye and theoretical contemplation and innovation are impressive.” (Natasha Mulvihill, Affilia, March 21, 2022)

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction.- Part I. Digital Labour and the Porn User.- 2. Digital Excess and the Labour of Looking.- 3. Sexual Datafication .- Part II. Material Labour and Contemporary Pornography .- 4. Sex is Hard Work.- 5. The Labour of Visibility.- 6. Violent Pornography and the 'Frenzy' of Labour. - Part III. Pornography and Anti-Capitalism.- 7. 'It’s Like Being Paid to Fuck My Girlfriend’: Alternative Pornographies and Unalienated Labour.- 8. Interventionist Pornography.- Epilogue.