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MeCCSA Women’s Media Studies Network presents…
Women and Pornography
An afternoon seminar examining women’s production and consumption of porn in film and
on the net.
Venue
University of Sunderland
The Sony Media Building, Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peters
Date and Time
Wednesday 13 June 2007, 1.00pm – 5.15pm
This event is organized by the Centre for Research in Media & Cultural Studies, University of
Sunderland. All
women working in media, communication and cultural studies welcome. The event is free,
but please register
before 2nd June 2007 by emailing Clarissa Smith on [log in to unmask]
1.00 Welcome
1.15-2.45 Panel Presentation and Discussion
Feona Attwood
Feona Attwood teaches Media and Communication Studies at Sheffield Hallam University. She
has published
widely on sex and the media. Her research interests include new pornographies, cybersex,
women and
sexualization and the study of sexual media in education. She is currently working on online
pornography and
women’s use of online sex sites.
Katrien Jacobs
Katrien Jacobs is assistant professor at City University of Hong Kong. She has published
widely on Internet
pornography, sexuality, art and censorship. Since 2005 she has organized the netporn
conferences at the
Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam. She is author of the forthcoming Netporn: DIY
Web Culture and
Sexual Politics, Rowman & Littlejohn.
2.45-3.15
Coffee Break
3.15-4.45
Panel Presentation and Discussion
Clarissa Smith
Clarissa Smith teaches Media & Cultural Studies at the University of Sunderland. Her research
interests are the
production and consumption of pornography, sex retailing, audiences and popular cultures.
Her published
work includes studies of softcore pornography, readers of For Women magazine, and the
erotic performers, The
Chippendales. Her book, One for the Girls! The Practices and Pleasures of Women’s Porn is
published by
Intellect Books.
Anna Span
Anna Span graduated from Central Saint Martins and was the first female director of hardcore
pornography in
the UK with titles ‘Uniform Behavior’, Hoxton Honey and ‘Anna’s Mates’. Since 1998 she has
run her own
production company, Easy on the Eye productions. Arena magazine named her ‘Britain’s
hottest porn director’
and she is currently working on her first feature film for mainstream release.
4.45-5.15
Discussion and Conclusion
The seminar will take place at University of Sunderland, Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peters in
the Media
Building, Room 207 (Cinema).
Dr Clarissa Smith
Programme Leader, MA Media & Cultural Studies
School of Arts, Design, Media & Culture
University of Sunderland
Telephone: 0191 515 2708
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