Abstract
This article gives an account of my experiences as a student and teacher of pornography in the UK university context. From my time as a student at Glasgow University in the late 1970s, to my classes on sexual transgression at Strathclyde in the 2000s, I trace changing attitudes to the pornographic, against the background of changing political and technological environments. The article considers the pedagogy of porn against the backdrop of pro- and anti-porn feminism, the rise of gay rights, and the impact of the internet. Under these influences, and over a period of three decades, pornography was destigmatized and redefined in a variety of contexts, from the irony of lad culture to the postmodern humour of the Graham Norton Show and the pro-porn feminism of the post-Madonna era.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 558-567 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Sexualities |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2009 |
Keywords
- 1970s-1990s
- ethics
- feminism
- pedagogy
- pornography