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Soft in the Middle tells a new story of popular culture and sexual commodification from the 1980s to the . Against this view he points out that softcore has its own distinct aesthetic.

Soft in the Middle tells a new story of popular culture and sexual commodification from the 1980s to the noughties. A precise, sometimes witty stylist who is clearly fond (but not too fond) of his subject, Andrews is just the writer to pick open this genre's ample contradictions. -Linda Ruth Williams, Sight & Sound. The similarity between soft core and more 'high brow' forms of art then becomes a source of anxiety to high-brow (and especially feminist) critics.

In meticulous detail, Soft in the Middle demonstrates that softcore's under-the-radar success and pervasive . One of the byproducts of this development is that contemporary softcore has frequently resorted to what are arguably anti-male or "misandristic" attitudes and depictions.

In meticulous detail, Soft in the Middle demonstrates that softcore's under-the-radar success and pervasive cultural devaluation may be understood in terms of the "postfeminist" strategies employed by successive generations of producers and distributors, each intent on overcoming obstacles to the mainstream distribution of pornographic material. Clearly, the genre challenges traditional assumptions about pornography, including those held by feminists on both sides of "the porn debates.

Softcore and its American precursors became more Soft in the Middle demonstrates that softcore's under-the-radar success and pervasive cultural devaluation may be understood in terms of the "postfeminist" strategies employed by successive generations of producers an. .

Softcore and its American precursors became more Soft in the Middle demonstrates that softcore's under-the-radar success and pervasive cultural devaluation may be understood in terms of the "postfeminist" strategies employed by successive generations of producers and distributors, each intent on overcoming obstacles to the mainstream distribution of pornographic material.

As the first survey of its kind, Soft in the Middle positions the contemporary softcore .

As the first survey of its kind, Soft in the Middle positions the contemporary softcore feature as a middlebrow form of pornography. Softcore and its American precursors became more "feminized" and "female friendly" as their distribution widened, a process hastened in the 1980s by the industry's transition to private, non-theatrical modes of distribution and exhibition (. home-video outlets and premium-cable networks like Cinemax). The book examines the genre's history, describes its deflationary trajectory, and differentiates the reading patterns of its disparate audiences, including "cult" critics and feminist critics.

Book Overview In meticulous detail, Soft in the Middle demonstrates that softcore's under-the-radar success and pervasive cultural.

Soft in the Middle positions the contemporary softcore feature as a middlebrow form of pornography. In meticulous detail, Soft in the Middle demonstrates that softcore's under-the-radar success and pervasive cultural devaluation may be understood in terms of the "postfeminist" strategies employed by successive generations of producers and distributors, each intent on overcoming obstacles to the mainstream distribution of pornographic material.

Creators: Andrews, David, 1970-. 6 Sex Is Dangerous, So Satisfy Your Wife : The Softcore Thriller in Its Contexts p. 131 - Ch. 7 Softcore as Serialized (and Feminized) Featurette : Postfeminist Propriety on Late-Night Cable p. 159 - Ch. 8 The Softcore Public : A Cult of Bad Faith? p. 184 - Ch. 9 Corporate Softcore and Its Discontents : Weightlessness and Weightiness at Playboy Enterprises p. 205 - Ch. 10 "From Skin to Scream" : Evolution and Elevation at a Cult Softcore Label p. 230 - Conclusion Whither Softcore? p. 251 - Notes p. 259 - Film and Videography p. 288 - Works Cited p. 305 - Index p. 317.

Andrews's fantastic book Soft in the Middle: The .

Andrews's fantastic book Soft in the Middle: The Contemporary Softcore Feature in its Contexts offers a long overdue tour of this at times ungraspable genre. Andrews includes a brilliant chapter on fans of the genre and how they perform 'textual mutilation' on softcore by devaluing either the narrative or the number in a perpetual dance between applause and denigration. Beyond solidifying the definition of the influential and expansive genre of softcore pornography, Soft in the Middle provides in-depth lessons on genre formation and postfeminism, making it a useful text in the fields of cultural studies, gender studies, and media.

True to form, after finishing Soft in the Middle: The Contemporary Softcore Feature in Its Context, I noticed I had not . Soft core in porn studies is understudied, under-theorised and routinely belittled (Andrews, 2007).

True to form, after finishing Soft in the Middle: The Contemporary Softcore Feature in Its Context, I noticed I had not highlighted the value of the book's soft-core focus to th. Despite the lack of attention soft-core receives it is an important revenue earner for the industry and continues to be a mainstay of the cable market (Weinbach, 2010). Ping pong in Phuket: the intersections of tourism, porn and the future.

Online Books by. David Andrews. Andrews, David, 1970-: Soft in the Middle: The Contemporary Softcore Feature in Its Contexts (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, c2006) (PDF at Ohio State). Andrews, David, 1970-).

David Andrews, in his book Soft in the Middle: The Contemporary Softcore Feature in Its Contexts (2006), wrote that Mr. King’s name became synonymous with an upscale form of sexploitation that is addressed to women. More than any other individual, Mr. Andrews wrote, King facilitated the emergence of contemporary soft core.