Go Back Research Article March, 2014

Anti/pro/critical porn studies

Author Feona Attwood Author Clarissa Smith

Abstract

In this introductory article we explore contemporary debates about the ‘critical’ study of pornography in relation to ‘anti-porn’, ‘pro-porn’, ‘sex-positive’ and ‘sex-critical’ approaches, and the recent reframing of pornography and sex more generally in relation to postfeminism and neoliberalism. The article reviews emerging work in porn studies, discusses the importance of developing a critical examination of the porn industries, and introduces the contributions that comprise this first issue. We end with some thoughts on nomenclature.

Keywords

critical porn studies porn studies journal anti-porn pro-porn sex-positive feminism sex-critical approach pornography debate porn studies neoliberalism and sex postfeminism porn industry analysis pornography discourse feminist porn critique sexual politics porn research porn scholarship media and sexuality cultural studies of porn pornography theory feminist perspectives on porn critical sexuality studies
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Volume 1
Issue 1–2
Pages 7–23
DOI 10.1080/23268743.2014.887364
ISSN 2326-8751
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