On Campus - by Will Pulos on Friday, September 25, 2009 11:27 - 6 Comments - 138 views
The Avery Fisher center in Bobst Library has 68,000 music and spoken word recordings, 24,000 video recordings, and one hot, hot piece of recorded sex. That’s right: the Fisher’s got a copy of “Deep Throat” (subtitle: “How far does a girl have to go to untangle her tingle?”).
How far indeed.
I’m a little surprised as to why this audio-visual gem isn’t kept in the “Treasures of New York University” shadow gallery, but I guess it’s reassuring enough that it’s currently “On Shelf” just one floor up.
Kind of gives new meaning to those personal viewing stations, doesn’t it? I guess we’re getting our money’s worth (by the way, the call number is DVD 11344 for all of you academically curious readers). But seriously, does anyone think that this is a worthy addition to the collection of knowledge at our great University? Personally, I think it makes our Private Institution in the Public Service seem a bit more like a Public one in the Private Service.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Photo by Flickr user Uncinefilo used and modified under a Creative Commons license.
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In related news, our next NYU Local meeting will be held at the Avery Fisher Center instead of the shadow gallery.
Are we watching Deep Throat?
Will Pulos
I’ll bring the popcorn.
Parker Higgins
Really? You don’t think there’s any academic value to this film? It launched the “porno chic” movement, a social phenomenon that was first described in a contemporary five-page New York Times Magazine article *about the film*, and it was of such mainstream pop culture significance that a newspaper editor and a few journalists chose to borrow its name for a source… which is probably the strongest association with one of the more important political events of the 20th century.
But maybe you’re right… there is sex in it after all.
KT Diogo
Considering you can major in porn, yes I think it’s relevant.
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