Reading from Behind
A Cultural Analysis of the Anus
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Gay Studies
| Author: | Jonathan A. Allan | ISBN: | 9780889773899 |
| Publisher: | University of Regina Press | Publication: | March 4, 2016 |
| Imprint: | U of R Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jonathan A. Allan |
| ISBN: | 9780889773899 |
| Publisher: | University of Regina Press |
| Publication: | March 4, 2016 |
| Imprint: | U of R Press |
| Language: | English |
Since we all have one and use it every day, why is it that people squirm when the anus is mentioned? In Reading from Behind, Jonathan Allan addresses this question in a playful, yet scholarly exploration of everything from porn to poetry, from Brokeback Mountain to Myra Breckinridge, democratizing the anus as a site of necessity and as a location of pleasure.
Since we all have one and use it every day, why is it that people squirm when the anus is mentioned? In Reading from Behind, Jonathan Allan addresses this question in a playful, yet scholarly exploration of everything from porn to poetry, from Brokeback Mountain to Myra Breckinridge, democratizing the anus as a site of necessity and as a location of pleasure.
