{"product_id":"9781558613508","title":"Absolute Pleasure","description":"Author: Margot Atwell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781558613508\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQueer writers reflect on the complicated legacy of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its earliest midnight showings at the Waverly Theater in New York City, \u003ci\u003eThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u003c\/i\u003e has been an underground sensation. For five decades, people around the world have dressed up and gathered in dark theatres to dance, yell, mime obscene acts, and forge connections with other queer people and weirdos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film shattered expectations and social norms at the time of its release. But how does its presentation of queerness  not to mention its portrayals of murder, manipulation, consent violation, and cannibalism  hold up today? The essays in \u003ci\u003eAbsolute Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e  by queer writers including Sarah Gailey, Grace Lavery, and Magdalene Visaggio  explore the film's complicated legacy, along with queer and trans joy, sexuality, family, generational understandings of queerness, and what we do with our problematic faves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46680736989342,"sku":"ADS-9781558613508","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781558613508.jpg?v=1775544677","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781558613508","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}