Paper Title

Sex and Media; The Work of Martin Barker

Authors

Feona Attwood

Keywords

sex
media
pornography
discourse
fantasy
martin barker
sexual representation
sexual fantasy
audiences
media studies
masturbation
kink
bdsm
media audiences
audience reception

Article Type

Research Article

Journal

Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Studies

Issue

Volume : 19 | Issue : 3 | Page No : 1-10

Published On

November, 2022

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Abstract

Although it was not a major focus of his academic work, Martin Barker made a substantial contribution to understanding discourses around sex and pornography, and to developing the study of audiences of sexual representation, sexual fantasy and pornography. In this article I outline that contribution, focusing on three of his publications.