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    Hello everyone,

    I would like to tell you about what was send to me as a link from a friend:

    Porn Studies Academic Journal, Routledge Publishing
    Call for Papers

    Porn Studies is an interdisciplinary journal described as "the first dedicated, international, peer-reviewed journal to critically explore those cultural products and services designated as pornographic and their cultural, economic, historical, institutional, legal and social contexts." Porn Studies will pay particular attention to "the intersection of sexuality, gender, race, class, age and ability."

    Porn Studies invites submissions for publication, commencing with its first issue in Spring 2014. Articles should be between 5000 and 8000 words. Forum submissions should be 500-1500 words. Book reviews should be between 800 and 1500 words. Submissions will be refereed anonymously by at least two referees.

    In this first instance submissions, queries and suggestions should be sent toeditorspstudies [at] gmail [dot] com

    The Journal focuses on developing knowledge of pornographies past and present, in all their variations and around the world. Because pornography studies are still in their infancy we are also interested in discussions that focus on theoretical approaches, methodology and research ethics. Alongside articles, the journal includes a forum devoted to shorter observations, developments, debates or issues in porn studies, designed to encourage exchange and debate.
    http://www.erotica-writers.com/ERA/A...ic_Journal.htm


    I believe in the UK they're trying to create a new major for the universities to teach, "Porn Studies" and I think that this journal will be helped gather information for this field. Feona Attwood (Middlesex University) and Clarissa Smith (University of Sunderland) seem to want to start collecting information about porn and soon that might spread to whole adult industry. Do you think that this journal when published would cast sex workers in a different light? Or do you think that it would cause more bias toward the community? I would love to hear your thoughts in advance

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    Quote Originally Posted by caitir View Post
    I think it's fascinating. I'll be interested to see where it goes! Thanks for this!

    (I wonder if we can contribute to it? Is that what's meant by "call for papers"?)
    Caitir, I am not sure but I will be contacting them to see what you will get if contribute

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    Quote Originally Posted by caitir View Post
    I wonder if we can contribute to it? Is that what's meant by "call for papers"?
    ^yeps, you got it. The submission rules are posted in the OP

    As to bias, obviously the eds. of the journal will influence what gets published (no source is 'neutral') but I do like that the call to papers makes particular mention that "Porn Studies will pay particular attention to "the intersection of sexuality, gender, race, class, age and ability". This suggests to me that they are not approaching this project with the view that sex work (or sex workers) occupy some monolithic bloc to which broad truths or characterizations can be applied. I think recognizing and encouraging diversity of experience and social location within the sex industry is important for both sex workers and the general public, and that this approach could mitigate the tendancy towards stereotypical understandings of sex workers.

    Also included in the call is a mission statement linked in the OP:

    "It is time to create a valid and constructive conversation on pornography, and in turn offer balance to irrational, fact-challenged and illogical statements about a topic that is key to understanding human sexuality and the well-being of individuals and their quest for self-defined, healthy sexuality."

    While that statement is open to interpretation I agree with their construction of porn/sex work/consumption of adult products & services as a part of, rather than a sphere seperate to, human sexuality. Porn both shapes and is shaped by us, I think it's cool that they are approaching the project with that in mind.

    thanks for posting this Dona

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    Or they can just do a social study & read porn star tweets. LOL

    Really they expect people in porn to write a thesis for them? oh my sounds a bit delusional

    Like the guy in California who had porn talent come give lectures at his college & turned out he was a freak with fantasies of James Dean running through his head & used the academia & students to get closer to the ones he wanted to fuck.

    Really hard for me to take such things seriously anymore.

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    ^^^I get what you're saying but this project is a bit different than a single (possibly exploitative prof) or some news source trying to gain views by writing about a titillating topic. An undertaking like a new academic journal requires input to shape the project, otherwise it's just a small group of people repeating the same work over and over again. Knowledge production requires participants and calls to papers are pretty standard practice for all areas of academia.

    I agree that there are huge ethical concerns in focusing on a specific population as the 'object' of research (and I'd argue many academics fail miserably in this regard in all areas of scholarly inquiry), but that's an issue of methadology. To dismiss this out of hand because the Eds aren't using 140 char tweets as a resource seems dismissive to me.

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    Looks like the journal is on for next year!

    http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/arts...udies-journal/

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    Quote Originally Posted by loveshooks View Post
    ^^^I get what you're saying but this project is a bit different than a single (possibly exploitative prof) or some news source trying to gain views by writing about a titillating topic. An undertaking like a new academic journal requires input to shape the project, otherwise it's just a small group of people repeating the same work over and over again. Knowledge production requires participants and calls to papers are pretty standard practice for all areas of academia.

    I agree that there are huge ethical concerns in focusing on a specific population as the 'object' of research (and I'd argue many academics fail miserably in this regard in all areas of scholarly inquiry), but that's an issue of methadology. To dismiss this out of hand because the Eds aren't using 140 char tweets as a resource seems dismissive to me.

    It is just porn. Horny men like to jack off.


    From a sociological stand point twitter & how porn stars interact, have melt downs & such is a new phenomena that has never been studied & I think quite interesting. There is a lot that can be learned between the porn star & their fans that has never been available before. The acknowledgement of men loving porn & openly admitting it has never happened in such a way before for the whole world to know without shame. Used to be such a hidden stash & secret with men & women.

    Happy Holidays,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam38g View Post
    It is just porn. Horny men like to jack off.
    it isn't really though. the production and consumption of pornography is inherently rooted in the political, social and economic conditions of any given society, and equally as importantly those conditions shape responses to sex work and pornography. Here I'm thinking back to a really wicked African Studies prof I had many years back who was interested in the study of sex work. Each era and area of study she assigned included an examination of how social conditions and econ/tech shifts shaped the nature of sex work and porn in that location (for example: male prostitution in south african colonies and women's interaction with 'black markets' including prostitution as a result of being shut out of many so-called 'legit' econ spheres). In a more modern example, how have tech advances affected sex work (eg: camming) and those who particpate in it? Do qualitative experiences of sex work differ based upon social race or nation of residence and if so how? I'm just thinking off of the top of my head here based on some of the issues that get raised over in cc, but I use those examples to illustrate that as an academic field this is a huge area of study that involves far more than just men jacking off. Who gets off, how do they get off, to whom and why and who is involved in producing the content and how and why would be some of the areas of inquiry involved here.

    Quote Originally Posted by Sam38g View Post
    From a sociological stand point twitter & how porn stars interact, have melt downs & such is a new phenomena that has never been studied & I think quite interesting
    I'm with you here. One of the ethical issues raised in research about an 'other' (as in, the individuals who are the object of research) is that all too often legitimate voices and knowledge resources are omited from the production due to the rigid confines of the academic process that often ignores the value of experiential knowledge from outside the institution. This is a big issue of concern in Indigenous Research, for example, mainly because so many people who are the object of study don't have access to the priviledged confines of the university setting where the knowledge is produced. No one can produce an ongoing academic journal based upon experiential sources alone though, that was my point.

    happy holidays back atcha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam38g View Post
    Or they can just do a social study & read porn star tweets. LOL

    Really they expect people in porn to write a thesis for them? oh my sounds a bit delusional

    Like the guy in California who had porn talent come give lectures at his college & turned out he was a freak with fantasies of James Dean running through his head & used the academia & students to get closer to the ones he wanted to fuck.

    Really hard for me to take such things seriously anymore.

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    Sam, I do agree your statement but I think it is a deeper than that. I have read many books that many professors and and scholars have written about courtesans and feel that they want to present porn in the same light. However, I would say that many feminists and other sex positive scholars wanted to write this stuff down for the future. They want this for a chapter of women's history that does not often get discussed. In high school, I read The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues by Susan Griffins and found it quite wonderful. It taught so much about as a young woman and I do feel that this is a part of woman's history that should be explore. But I believe that it should be in a non-bias context. Much like the courtesans of the past..we do need our history to be told but I do believe that it should be on our terms Also I did hear about that guy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam38g View Post
    It is just porn. Horny men like to jack off.


    From a sociological stand point twitter & how porn stars interact, have melt downs & such is a new phenomena that has never been studied & I think quite interesting. There is a lot that can be learned between the porn star & their fans that has never been available before. The acknowledgement of men loving porn & openly admitting it has never happened in such a way before for the whole world to know without shame. Used to be such a hidden stash & secret with men & women.

    Happy Holidays,
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    Actually, Sam not true...that only happened in Western cultures where in far east such as Japan, China,Arabia and India pornography was celebrated for hundreds and hundreds of years. In addition, it was not until Sir Richard Francis Burton started to published things such as the Kama sutra and perfumed gardens that it caused a scandal in European cultures during the 19th centuries. Since the British control Arabia, India, and parts of Indochina during the 19th centuries, they had banned pornography thus causing it to go underground until the 1970s.

    http://www.sirrichardfrancisburton.org/

    http://www.sacred-texts.com/sex/garden/

    http://www.sacred-texts.com/sex/kama/index.htm

    PS: Romans and Greeks had ancient sex texts as well as porngraphy but after the fall of Rome....everything changed because of the new religion called Christianity

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    Quote Originally Posted by loveshooks View Post
    it isn't really though. the production and consumption of pornography is inherently rooted in the political, social and economic conditions of any given society, and equally as importantly those conditions shape responses to sex work and pornography. Here I'm thinking back to a really wicked African Studies prof I had many years back who was interested in the study of sex work. Each era and area of study she assigned included an examination of how social conditions and econ/tech shifts shaped the nature of sex work and porn in that location (for example: male prostitution in south african colonies and women's interaction with 'black markets' including prostitution as a result of being shut out of many so-called 'legit' econ spheres). In a more modern example, how have tech advances affected sex work (eg: camming) and those who particpate in it? Do qualitative experiences of sex work differ based upon social race or nation of residence and if so how? I'm just thinking off of the top of my head here based on some of the issues that get raised over in cc, but I use those examples to illustrate that as an academic field this is a huge area of study that involves far more than just men jacking off. Who gets off, how do they get off, to whom and why and who is involved in producing the content and how and why would be some of the areas of inquiry involved here.



    I'm with you here. One of the ethical issues raised in research about an 'other' (as in, the individuals who are the object of research) is that all too often legitimate voices and knowledge resources are omited from the production due to the rigid confines of the academic process that often ignores the value of experiential knowledge from outside the institution. This is a big issue of concern in Indigenous Research, for example, mainly because so many people who are the object of study don't have access to the priviledged confines of the university setting where the knowledge is produced. No one can produce an ongoing academic journal based upon experiential sources alone though, that was my point.

    happy holidays back atcha
    Actually, LoveHooks, there are so much talk between the academics in the UK of even creating a program in which students can learned about the history of Porngraphy. I would tell you that many who wanted to create this journal wanted to detail our history like they detailed the histories of courtesans, madams,gigolos and early dominatrixes histories. Many of these women and men have been seen in the positive light such as Klondike Kate. Lola Montes, Hwang Jini and La Belle Otero. They might not want to causes us harm but document us for history. Then again, they might wanted to hurt the industry You know in these matters LOL.

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    Thank you ladies for such your opinions on this matter

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    Quote Originally Posted by DonaDiabla View Post
    Actually, Sam not true...that only happened in Western cultures where in far east such as Japan, China,Arabia and India pornography was celebrated for hundreds and hundreds of years. In addition, it was not until Sir Richard Francis Burton started to published things such as the Kama sutra and perfumed gardens that it caused a scandal in European cultures during the 19th centuries. Since the British control Arabia, India, and parts of Indochina during the 19th centuries, they had banned pornography thus causing it to go underground until the 1970s.

    http://www.sirrichardfrancisburton.org/

    http://www.sacred-texts.com/sex/garden/

    http://www.sacred-texts.com/sex/kama/index.htm

    PS: Romans and Greeks had ancient sex texts as well as porngraphy but after the fall of Rome....everything changed because of the new religion called Christianity
    Maybe it's me but there is a significant difference between porn and erotica that often gets over looked. Really good erotica also engages the brain and not just the sex organs.

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    the brain is the biggest sex organ in the body, but are you talking about literally erotica?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sarah101 View Post
    Maybe it's me but there is a significant difference between porn and erotica that often gets over looked. Really good erotica also engages the brain and not just the sex organs.

    Sarah, I do agree that erotica does get over looked but those sacred texts such as the Perfumed Garden and Kama Sutra is quite pornographic in nature which leads to the confusion of what is erotica and what is porn. Personally, I did not see the difference between porn and erotica because they both engage my brain. When I watch porn....I think about more than just my sex organs. This also happens with my erotica as well...but then again, I am not like most women But I would say that most women such as yourself see the difference between great erotica and pornography.

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    Quote Originally Posted by simone87 View Post
    the brain is the biggest sex organ in the body, but are you talking about literally erotica?
    Simone, I believe that Sarah was talking about literally erotica.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam38g View Post
    It is just porn. Horny men like to jack off.

    From a sociological stand point twitter & how porn stars interact, have melt downs & such is a new phenomena that has never been studied & I think quite interesting. There is a lot that can be learned between the porn star & their fans that has never been available before. The acknowledgement of men loving porn & openly admitting it has never happened in such a way before for the whole world to know without shame. Used to be such a hidden stash & secret with men & women.

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    What about horny women or horny transmen or . . .? All jacking off is not alike. I know many women who consume porn and no I don't mean erotica. I mean hardcore porn (usually, but not always gay porn). There is so much more to porn, even a look at the changing manner of consumption would be worth reading about. I also think the arena of women as viewers of porn is dying to be refreshed, people still think all erotica is created equal. If you go to some of the more popular erotic ebook publishers they're writing about things you can't even legally do in porn and women are reading it.

    I do think twitter and social media have changed the landscape and you are right that those things would be ripe for study. I would also see a look at the way camming gives the performer more power than say working for a studio, or how something like clips for sale gives more independents a gateway into the industry. I mean the democratization of porn that's a book.

    I think there is a great deal of territory to be covered academically.

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    I would like to think that this "call for papers" would consider rigorously written work from non academics but have a feeling if you don't have some sort of degree, they will not be likely to publish what you write. Of course that's the cynic in me talking myself out of writing something worthwhile on the view from the dj booth... but if anyone on the board does submit something, I would be more than happy to take a look, help proofread and edit as needed!

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    I would like to think that this "call for papers" would consider rigorously written work from non academics but have a feeling if you don't have some sort of degree, they will not be likely to publish what you write. Of course that's the cynic in me talking myself out of writing something worthwhile on the view from the dj booth... but if anyone on the board does submit something, I would be more than happy to take a look, help proofread and edit as needed!
    Actually, William, I believe that it is more of documentation of pornography plus the people who work in this field. You see...as I explained before that they did the same thing with courtesans in the 15-20th centuries. Now they wanted to document the lives of porn stars, cam girls, and etc.... because they want us to be apart of their women's history findings. You see, it is a liberation for many of those third-wave feminists to focus on those who make their living as their way of feeling sexually free.

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    Actually, William, I believe that it is more of documentation of pornography plus the people who work in this field. You see...as I explained before that they did the same thing with courtesans in the 15-20th centuries. Now they wanted to document the lives of porn stars, cam girls, and etc.... because they want us to be apart of their women's history findings. You see, it is a liberation for many of those third-wave feminists to focus on those who make their living as their way of feeling sexually free.
    Unless I am misreading the original call, it doesn't specify documenting the lives of sex workers specifically so much as an exploration of that which is pornographic in it's varied ways.

    Is your last statement a bit of a jab at third-wave feminists, suggesting they want to bring sex workers into their fold?

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    Quote Originally Posted by william burrows View Post
    Unless I am misreading the original call, it doesn't specify documenting the lives of sex workers specifically so much as an exploration of that which is pornographic in it's varied ways.

    Is your last statement a bit of a jab at third-wave feminists, suggesting they want to bring sex workers into their fold?
    Mr. Burrows...what you think my last statement means? Because I did not see it as a jab nor was it negative, Mr. Burrows. I was looking into the whole picture when it comes to their porn studies journal. I know for a fact that these type of studies happen in the past to women of the night, mistresses, actresses, and other women with a health sexuality. It painted them in both a good and bad light....that is why I found it quite interesting when third-wave feminists want to document the modern "courtesans".

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    Mr. Burrows...what you think my last statement means? Because I did not see it as a jab nor was it negative, Mr. Burrows. I was looking into the whole picture when it comes to their porn studies journal. I know for a fact that these type of studies happen in the past to women of the night, mistresses, actresses, and other women with a health sexuality. It painted them in both a good and bad light....that is why I found it quite interesting when third-wave feminists want to document the modern "courtesans".
    I mistook your last statement as an appropriation of sex worker's experiences by thirdwave feminists rather than welcoming arms. In my experiencing and readings across a variety of social studies where there is an academic class studying a working class, there seems to be some sort of "oh no I studied and befriended these people I am on of them now" mentality that occurs.

    Also not denying what you have said about these studies past, present, or future. It just seems that there is a very broad accepting range in which one could talk about almost anything tangibly related to sex work and pornography as a whole.

    It's interesting because a lot of people still treat this as a very "new and uncharted" territory when there is a lot of research done (at least when it comes to strip clubs that is the case. I am thinking about the article Katherine Frank wrote "Thinking Critically About Strip Clubs" when I say that) There are lot of voices and ideas still to be heard and I look forward to seeing this journal come to fruition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by william burrows View Post
    I mistook your last statement as an appropriation of sex worker's experiences by thirdwave feminists rather than welcoming arms. In my experiencing and readings across a variety of social studies where there is an academic class studying a working class, there seems to be some sort of "oh no I studied and befriended these people I am on of them now" mentality that occurs.

    Also not denying what you have said about these studies past, present, or future. It just seems that there is a very broad accepting range in which one could talk about almost anything tangibly related to sex work and pornography as a whole.

    It's interesting because a lot of people still treat this as a very "new and uncharted" territory when there is a lot of research done (at least when it comes to strip clubs that is the case. I am thinking about the article Katherine Frank wrote "Thinking Critically About Strip Clubs" when I say that) There are lot of voices and ideas still to be heard and I look forward to seeing this journal come to fruition.
    Actually, there has never been in full on study of everything that happens in the sex industry from the 1970s and up. In addition, articles about this industry is totally different than making a full on Academic journal. It is uncharted territory in the 21st century because many academics are still working on making studies of the lives of courtesans, geishas, and other female erotic entertainers from 16th century until the 20th century. By the way, the working class is totally different than studying courtesans and geishas because they were for upper class men and royalty. Some courtesans made more money than the President of United States at that time. So I believe that you missed my point once again, William. Third wave feminists are not wanting to welcome sex workers with open arms when doing this study but to document them for the purpose of women's history only. If you understood women's history...you would understood that many sex workers have more freedom than most married women in many cultures around the world. Plus sex workers and erotic entertainers such as the Oiran in Japan kept property, earrings, etc...when married women could not. Thus they are important to women's history and the reason why third wave feminists seek to document us as whole. We are the link between women's sexual liberation and oppression. So we need to be documented as whole for women of later generations. Plus let us not forget about the whole sugar baby culture which has not never been truly studied in the academic sense.

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    Default Re: Porn studies Academic Journal= Casting the sex worker in a different light?

    Quote Originally Posted by LoveHerButton View Post
    when they start bring PL (male and female) into the classroom, then I will believe they are serious about studying the industry. Until then it is just more 'sex sells'.
    It sells in the bookstore, it sells in the library, it sells in the academic journal and it sells college tuition.

    edit: I don't mean that these studies are not important. they are just too limited.
    I agree with you Loveherbutton

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