Caught Looking: Feminism, Pornography & Censorship

by Kate Ellis, Nan D. Hunter (Editor), Barbara O'Dair (Editor)

feminist essays & graphic images, a classic text

Genres: Art, Feminism, Sociology

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[HeavyReader · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the photos in this book were the first samples of pornography that I ever saw. I was really fascinated and looked at those photos a lot. The essays are interesting too, but maybe too old to be thought provoking in a fresh way. They probably work as a history of the 80s sex wars.

Anyway, my copy of this book has literally fallen apart and is just a bunch of loose sheets between the two covers.

[Autumn Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of the first academic arguments made in favor of pornography from a feminist perspective. Some of the articles are long and can be boring, but the information in them is so interesting! “Caught Looking” is a one of a kind study and I’m glad I picked it up, even if it started as a joke.