Perversion – An Introduction Patricia MacCormack February 2004 Perversion An introduction to the concept of the "perverse" and to this special spotlight on perversion within cinema, representation, and theory.
Hot, Hard Cocks and Tight, Tight Unlubricated Assholes: Transgression, Sexual Ambiguity and “Perverse” Pleasures in Serge Gainsbourg’s Je t’aime moi non plus Jack Sargeant February 2004 Perversion If certain body parts and functions are coded as normal and acceptable, Sargeant examines a film that turns these presuppositions on their head.
A Kind of (Perverse) Loving: The Gothic Horror Films of Joe D’Amato Xavier Mendik February 2004 Perversion Mendik digs deep into the world of European trash cinema to bring to the surface the extreme films of Joe D'Amato and their unique psychosexual concerns.
Towards a Perverse Neo-Baroque Cinematic Aesthetic: Raúl Ruiz’s Poetics of Cinema Michael Goddard February 2004 Perversion Both Ruiz's writings and his cinema are underpinned by a truly unique, radical and perverse aesthetic.
Excess and Resistance in Feminised Bodies: David Cronenberg’s Videodrome and Jean Baudrillard’s Seduction Martin Ham February 2004 Perversion An exploration of the politics of representation, in particular, notions of excess and resistance, as they are worked through in both Baudrillard's Seduction and Cronenberg's Videodrome.
Whips and Bodies: The Sadean Cinematic Text Lindsay Hallam February 2004 Perversion Hallam examines the paradigms of sadism and masochism and traces their dramatisation in cinema.
