The possibilities of erotic consumption in a patriarchal society: a comparative analysis between Playboy and Nin magazines

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to compare photographs of Playboy magazine, a periodical of traditional erotic entertainment created men ad for men, with photographs of Nin: naked for reason, an erotic magazine recently created by women. The purpose of this comparative analysis is to verify the difference between pornographic and erotic material, and to understand the different consumption possibilities that an erotic magazine created by women can offer in a patriarchal society. The theoretical framework of this paper makes a brief contextualization about gender and sexuality and some notes about eroticism.