Language, Gay Pornography, and Audience Reception
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3608842 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William L Leap (0000-0003-4113-3910, American University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 6-7 |
| Pages | 932-952 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00918369.2011.581944 |
| PMID | 21740219 |
| OpenAlex | W2039974756 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 26 |
Erotic imagery is an important component of gay pornographic cinema, particularly, where work of audience reception is concerned. However, to assume the audience engagement with the films is limited solely to the erotic realm is to underestimate the workings of ideological power in the context and aftermath of reception. For example, the director of the film under discussion here (Men of Israel; Lucas, 2009b) intended to present an erotic celebration of the nation-state. Yet, most viewers ignore the particulars of context in their comments about audience reception, placing the "Israeli" narrative within a broader framework, using transnational rather than film-specific criteria to guide their "reading" of the Israeli-centered narrative. This article uses as its entry point the language that viewers employ when describing their reactions to Men of Israel on a gay video club's Web site; this article shows how the work of audience reception may draw attention to a film's erotic details while invoking social and political messages that completely reframe the film's erotic narrative
Aesthetics · Art · Audience reception · Club · Cognitive reframing · Context (archaeology · Ideology · Literature · Media studies · Movie theater · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Pornography · Power (physics · Realm · Sociology · Visual arts · Gender, Feminism, and Media · History · Law · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |