Porn Studies (journal)
 Cover of Volume 10, Issue 4 | |
| Discipline | Sexology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Feona Attwood, Clarissa Smith |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2014–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Porn Stud. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 2326-8743 (print) 2326-8751 (web) |
| LCCN | 2013200630 |
| OCLC no. | 828410289 |
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Porn Studies is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the study of pornography. It is published by Routledge and was established in 2014. The editors-in-chief are Feona Attwood (Middlesex University), John Mercer (Birmingham City University), and Clarissa Smith (University of Sunderland).
In a call for papers, the editors described the journal as "the first dedicated, international, peer-reviewed journal to critically explore those cultural products and services designated as pornographic".
Reception and review
[edit]Writing in The Guardian, John Dugdale considered the journal's appearance to be an implicit criticism of cultural studies' failure to investigate pornography, a reflection of the dispute in second-wave feminism between supporters and opponents of pornography. The newspaper associated the editors with the former position, as for example represented by Angela Carter.[1]
The journal's establishment was criticized by anti-pornography campaigners. Gail Dines, a leading anti-pornography activist, compared Attwood and Smith to "climate change deniers" and "cheerleaders for the industry".[2]
Lily Rothman of Time magazine commented that "anyone looking for titillation is likely to be disappointed. (Unless what turns you on is sociological analysis, in which case—it's your lucky day.)"[3] According to Alexis Madrigal of The Atlantic, "the mere fact of its existence, which became public in mid-2013, was occasion for a media event. But the journal's articles are serious articulations of the intersection between the concerns of media studies and those of pornography. Porn Studies is not a joke, though it seems to provide everyone with some relief to treat it as one."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Dugdale, John (2 May 2013). "Porn studies is the new discipline for academics: first peer-reviewed journal invites experts to contribute in time for spring debut". Books. The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ Cadwalladr, Carole (15 June 2013). "Porn wars: the debate that's dividing academia". Arts. The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ Rothman, Lily (21 March 2014). "The Porn Studies journal is a real thing—and I read it". Entertainment. Time. Archived from the original on 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
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Madrigal, Alexis C. (21 March 2014). "Why it's time for the journal of Porn Studies". Technology. Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
Porn is everywhere, thanks to the Internet's effective distribution, and finally scholars have a venue for considering the phenomenon seriously.