Money Shot: a journey into porn and censorship

Money Shot: A Journey into Porn and Censorship focuses on the 'hot button' issues in the censorship debate today, from the implications of the internet revolution to arguments about 'raunch culture' and its effects. In the best traditions of literary non-fiction, Sparrow immerses himself in the topic, undertaking a course in how to censor, visiting imprisoned pornographers, or attending church services for born-again virgins. He also interviews key players in the debate (representatives of the Classification Board, the Eros Foundation, Electronic Frontiers Australia, the Australian Christian Lobby) and interacts with those at the coal-face of the debates, from morals crusaders to sex workers, from vice cops to terrorists. This book also significantly broadens the scope of the current discussion. It suggests that both pornography and censorship need to be understood alongside thirty years of neoliberalism, a doctrine that has transformed how we see both the state and ourselves. Importantly, Money Shot also argues that many of the issues raised by censorship and pornography manifest themselves in other contemporary political controversies, from the war on terror to the Northern Territory Intervention.

“"Jeff Sparrow has a keen eye for our culture's flash points, so, if you think you know where you stand on censorship, think again. The labyrinthine politics behind this country's censorship laws, and, more tellingly, those laws failure to make an impact in any meaningful way is just part of Sparrow's entertaining, perplexing, and telling guided tour through the world of censorship."”

'Brilliantly untangles the absurdities of the porn industry and the people who breathe it... Funny, brutal, and razor-sharp, Money Shot shows Sparrow is - hands down - one of our best writers and journalists.' - Benjamin Law. 'A keen eye for our culture's flash points... An entertaining, perplexing, and telling guided tour through the world of censorship and porn.' - Sophie Cunningham

Jeff Sparrow is a writer, editor, and broadcaster. He writes a regular column for The Guardian and contributes regularly to many other Australian and international publications. Jeff is a former member of the 3RRR Breakfasters team and the immediate past editor of literary journal Overland. He is the author of a number of books, including Money Shot- a journey into porn and censorship; No Way But This- in search of Paul Robeson; and Trigger Warnings- political correctness and the rise of the right.

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