Lynn Comella
Biographic Data
| ID | 258533 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lynn Comella |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lynn |
| FAMILY NAME | Comella |
| SIGNATURE | COMELLA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
S.I.R. Video: Love letters to 1990s lesbian-queer San Francisco
This article examines 1990s lesbian-queer San Francisco as told through the porn archive of S.I.R. Video and its founders, Shar Rednour and Jackie Strano. The creative masterminds behind the groundbreaking sex education series Bend Over Boyfriend and hardcore dyke features Hard Love and How to Fuck in High Heels and Sugar High Glitter City, the duo drew their inspiration from the various sex-positive and queer communities they inhabited: the radi…
Teaching porn in a time of backlash: Findings from a study on campus sexual speech
Drawing on 24 in-depth interviews with professors at colleges and universities in the USA, this article examines how porn studies scholars navigate issues of campus free speech and academic freedom in an increasingly polarized time. What specific institutional challenges and forms of gatekeeping do porn studies scholars face? How do concerns on the part of university administrators, students, and media affairs professionals regarding sexual conte…
Prurient interests: A conversation with Constance Penley
The Politics of Representation
In this essay adult industry photographer Rae Threat explores issues of race, representation, and body politics in the context of queer and trans pornography
Trans Pornography
This article introduces the field of trans pornography studies and makes a case for why studying it matters. We locate trans pornography within the broader field of porn studies, while also pointing to its importance to transgender studies. We map the history of trans pornography and examine the wider social, political, and economic forces contributing to the transformation of trans porn into a genre of mainstream straight porn. We discuss the ec…
Coming out like a porn star: Essays on pornography, protection, and privacy
Here's the thing about coming out: It doesn't happen just once. It isn't a thing you do and get done. It happens again and again. It happens over and over and over and it is never over. (Lorelei Le
Remembering a legend: Candida Royalle, 1950–2015
I wanted to make films that made people feel good about their sexuality and about who they are as sexual beings. I wanted to make films that say we all have a right to pleasure, and that women, esp
Navigating campus controversy: An interview with adult performer Conner Habib
Porn goes to college: Introduction
In January 2014 I moderated a seminar at the annual Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas entitled ‘Porn Goes to College’. The panel, which included industry veterans jessica drake and Tasha Reign
Revisiting the Feminist Sex Wars
Feminist Studies 41, no. 2. © 2015 by Feminist Studies, Inc. 437 Lynn Comella Revisiting the Feminist Sex Wars In 2012 British author E.L. James’s romantic trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey became an international best-seller, giving rise to the label “Mommy Porn” and providing endless fodder to mainstream media outlets , which jumped at the opportunity to discuss women’s relationship to erotica, pornography, and BDSM.1 While many people criticized Fi…
Studying porn cultures
This article uses the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas as a lens through which to examine the business and culture of pornography. I argue that adult-industry trade shows are data-rich field sites that allow pornography scholars to move beyond a focus on the pornographic text and examine the wider industry context that gives rise to contemporary porn cultures. These events are also occasions to practice ‘porn studies-in-action,’ a research a…
Fifty Shades of Erotic Stimulus
The black and white television spot is sleekly produced, with just enough hint of kink to keep things interesting yet still remain suitable for a mainstream viewing audience. A pair of stainless st
Commentary and Criticism: Sex Workers in the News
Trans Pornography
This article introduces the field of trans pornography studies and makes a case for why studying it matters. We locate trans pornography within the broader field of porn studies, while also pointing to its importance to transgender studies. We map the history of trans pornography and examine the wider social, political, and economic forces contributing to the transformation of trans porn into a genre of mainstream straight porn. We discuss the ec…
Studying porn cultures
This article uses the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas as a lens through which to examine the business and culture of pornography. I argue that adult-industry trade shows are data-rich field sites that allow pornography scholars to move beyond a focus on the pornographic text and examine the wider industry context that gives rise to contemporary porn cultures. These events are also occasions to practice ‘porn studies-in-action,’ a research a…
Fifty Shades of Erotic Stimulus
The black and white television spot is sleekly produced, with just enough hint of kink to keep things interesting yet still remain suitable for a mainstream viewing audience. A pair of stainless st
Coming out like a porn star: Essays on pornography, protection, and privacy
Here's the thing about coming out: It doesn't happen just once. It isn't a thing you do and get done. It happens again and again. It happens over and over and over and it is never over. (Lorelei Le
Porn goes to college: Introduction
In January 2014 I moderated a seminar at the annual Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas entitled ‘Porn Goes to College’. The panel, which included industry veterans jessica drake and Tasha Reign
Commentary and Criticism: Sex Workers in the News
Commentary and Criticism: Sex Workers in the News
Fifty Shades of Erotic Stimulus
The black and white television spot is sleekly produced, with just enough hint of kink to keep things interesting yet still remain suitable for a mainstream viewing audience. A pair of stainless st
Studying porn cultures
This article uses the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas as a lens through which to examine the business and culture of pornography. I argue that adult-industry trade shows are data-rich field sites that allow pornography scholars to move beyond a focus on the pornographic text and examine the wider industry context that gives rise to contemporary porn cultures. These events are also occasions to practice ‘porn studies-in-action,’ a research a…
Navigating campus controversy: An interview with adult performer Conner Habib
Porn goes to college: Introduction
In January 2014 I moderated a seminar at the annual Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas entitled ‘Porn Goes to College’. The panel, which included industry veterans jessica drake and Tasha Reign
Revisiting the Feminist Sex Wars
Feminist Studies 41, no. 2. © 2015 by Feminist Studies, Inc. 437 Lynn Comella Revisiting the Feminist Sex Wars In 2012 British author E.L. James’s romantic trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey became an international best-seller, giving rise to the label “Mommy Porn” and providing endless fodder to mainstream media outlets , which jumped at the opportunity to discuss women’s relationship to erotica, pornography, and BDSM.1 While many people criticized Fi…
Coming out like a porn star: Essays on pornography, protection, and privacy
Here's the thing about coming out: It doesn't happen just once. It isn't a thing you do and get done. It happens again and again. It happens over and over and over and it is never over. (Lorelei Le
Remembering a legend: Candida Royalle, 1950–2015
I wanted to make films that made people feel good about their sexuality and about who they are as sexual beings. I wanted to make films that say we all have a right to pleasure, and that women, esp
The Politics of Representation
In this essay adult industry photographer Rae Threat explores issues of race, representation, and body politics in the context of queer and trans pornography
Trans Pornography
This article introduces the field of trans pornography studies and makes a case for why studying it matters. We locate trans pornography within the broader field of porn studies, while also pointing to its importance to transgender studies. We map the history of trans pornography and examine the wider social, political, and economic forces contributing to the transformation of trans porn into a genre of mainstream straight porn. We discuss the ec…
Teaching porn in a time of backlash: Findings from a study on campus sexual speech
Drawing on 24 in-depth interviews with professors at colleges and universities in the USA, this article examines how porn studies scholars navigate issues of campus free speech and academic freedom in an increasingly polarized time. What specific institutional challenges and forms of gatekeeping do porn studies scholars face? How do concerns on the part of university administrators, students, and media affairs professionals regarding sexual conte…
Prurient interests: A conversation with Constance Penley
S.I.R. Video: Love letters to 1990s lesbian-queer San Francisco
This article examines 1990s lesbian-queer San Francisco as told through the porn archive of S.I.R. Video and its founders, Shar Rednour and Jackie Strano. The creative masterminds behind the groundbreaking sex education series Bend Over Boyfriend and hardcore dyke features Hard Love and How to Fuck in High Heels and Sugar High Glitter City, the duo drew their inspiration from the various sex-positive and queer communities they inhabited: the radi…
Gender, Feminism, and Media (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Pornography (5 works) · Psychoanalysis (5 works)