Benjamin Halligan Books

Exploring British pornography in film during the 1970s, the book examines the cultural shifts surrounding the "Summer of Love," the Permissive Society, and the impact of Margaret Thatcher. Author Benjamin Halligan highlights overlooked filmmakers whose works reflect lifestyle aspirations and societal changes of the era. By analyzing pornography as a lens for understanding recent cultural and social history, the book offers a critical perspective on its role in shaping contemporary British society.

This is a fresh and groundbreaking account of the innovations and provocations of the cinema of 1968, and its social and aesthetic contexts. Benjamin Halligan offers a genuinely fresh analysis of films reflecting the cultural upheaval of youth in revolt.

Hotbeds of Licentiousness is the first substantial critical engagement with British pornography on film across the 1970s, including the "Summer of Love," the rise and fall of the Permissive Society, the arrival of Margaret Thatcher, and beyond. By focusing on a series of colorful filmmakers whose work, while omnipresent during the 1970s, now remains critically ignored, author Benjamin Halligan discusses pornography in terms of lifestyle aspirations and opportunities which point to radical changes in British society. In this way, pornography is approached as a crucial optic with which to consider recent cultural and social history.

In Witchfinder General, Michael Reeves took on exploitative film production companies, the British censors and even Vincent Price to create a unique vision of savage poetry and lacerating despair. This critical biography claims Reeves as the great, lost auteur of British cinema. schovat popis

Exploring the multifaceted legacy of Mark E. Smith and The Fall, this volume delves into their influence on music, art, and politics. It examines Smith's unique and often controversial persona, highlighting his enduring impact on popular music over a remarkable thirty-year career. The book presents various perspectives, making it a vital resource for understanding the complexities of Smith's work and his band's cultural significance.