Performing the Penis

<p>This book will be the first collection that offers an overview and case studies around understandings and manifestations of penises and phalluses in the early twenty-first century. It examines how penises and phalluses are experienced and represented drawing on examples from pornography stripping music video film surgery and comedy. The penis—along with its twin the phallus—has been used to symbolise strength fertility and power but also bestiality violence and the ‘savage’. It has been worshipped feared and mocked. With contributing authors deploying conceptual frameworks based in philosophy cultural studies gender studies affect theory film theory feminist theory art theory sociology history medical anthropology and media studies this volume will appeal to a broad range of scholars and all who are interested in bodies genitals gender and contemporary cultures.</p>