Bareback Porn, Porous Masculinities, Queer Futures: The Ethics of Becoming-Pig

The book analyzes contemporary gay pig masculinities, which have emerged alongside antiretroviral therapies, online porn, and new sexualized patterns of recreational drug use, examining how they trouble modern European understandings of the male body, ethics, and political underpinnings. It is the first book to reflect on an increasingly visible new form of sexualized gay masculinity and the first monograph to move debates on condomless sex amongst gay men beyond discourses of HIV and/or AIDS. It draws from fieldwork, interviews, archival research, visual analysis, philosophy, queer theory, and cultural studies to better think gay pig masculinities across their material, affective, ethical, and political dimensions.

Format: Hardback
Length: 186 pages
Publication date: 17 August 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate tapestry of contemporary gay pig masculinities, which have coalesced alongside the advent of antiretroviral therapies, the proliferation of online porn, and the emergence of novel sexualized patterns of recreational drug use. It offers a profound exploration of how these developments challenge modern European conceptions of the male body, ethics, and political foundations.

As the first book to specifically focus on an increasingly visible new iteration of sexualized gay masculinity, this monograph pioneers the exploration of condomless sex among gay men beyond the confines of HIV and/or AIDS discourses. It makes a significant contribution to the existing critical histories of sexuality, pornography, and other sex media, particularly at a pivotal moment in the history of gay male sex cultures and the HIV epidemic.

Drawing from a rich blend of fieldwork, interviews, archival research, visual analysis, philosophy, queer theory, and cultural studies, the book employs a multi-faceted approach to better understand gay pig masculinities across their material, affective, ethical, and political dimensions. Through empirical, critical, and speculative methodologies, it offers a future-oriented, politically-inflected reflection on the potential shapes that queer bodies may take.

Spanning historical context to empirical and theoretical study, Bareback Porn, Porous Masculinities, Queer Futures captivates academics and students alike in the fields of sexuality studies, film, media, visual culture, cultural studies, and porn studies. Its comprehensive approach sheds light on the complex interplay between masculinities, sex, and sexualities, as they navigate the ever-evolving landscape of media circulation.

Weight: 448g
Dimension: 162 x 240 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780815357902