Memoirs of a Pornographer: Hustler magazine, freedom of speech and politics in the United States (1970-1980)

Authors

  • Alexandre Guilherme da Cruz Alves Junior Universidade Federal do Amapá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/revmar.2017.27123

Keywords:

United States, Pornography, Freedom of speech, Larry Flynt

Abstract

This article aims to analyze Larry Flynt’s memoirs about the launch of Hustler Magazine and its consolidation in the US pornographic market during the 1970s – 1980s. In addition to reflecting the debates about the sexual behavior of the period, the magazine has become a powerful tool for Flynt’s political engagement, attacking conservative politicians and important religious figures, contributing, in the late 1980s, to an increase of the limits of freedom of speech and press in that country.

Memoirs of a Pornographer: Hustler magazine, freedom of speech and politics in the United States (1970-1980)

References

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FLYNT, Larry. Sex, Lies & Politics: The naked truth. New York: Kensington Books, 2004.

HUNT, Lynn. Obscenidades e as Origens da Modernidade, 1500–1800. In: HUNT, Lynn. A Invenção da Pornografia. São Paulo: Hedra, 1999.

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STRUB, Whitney. Pervesion for Profit: The politics of pornography and the rise of the New Right. NY: Columbia University Press, 2010.

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Published

2017-01-31

How to Cite

da Cruz Alves Junior, A. G. (2017). Memoirs of a Pornographer: Hustler magazine, freedom of speech and politics in the United States (1970-1980). Revista Maracanan, (16), 85–105. https://doi.org/10.12957/revmar.2017.27123

Issue

No. 16 (2017): A Cultura Escrita em Perspectiva

Section

Dossier

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