Federico Zecca
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4981994 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Federico Zecca |
| PRENOMES | Federico |
| SOBRENOME | Zecca |
| ASSINATURA | ZECCA F |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Bari Aldo Moro |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1759-0388 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Margins and extremes
This special issue approaches pornography—particularly socalled ‘extreme pornography’—as a privileged site for examining the shifting relations between visibility and power, representation and transgression. By tracing the repressed or subordinated textual and social meanings that both characterize and emanate from extreme pornographies across different historical and geographical contexts, the essays gathered here explore the micropolitics of th…
The evolution of porn studies at Gorizia Spring School
The animal that therefore I fuck
The purpose of this article is to establish a heuristic relationship between porn studies and animality studies. Using specific pornographic genres and subgenres as an analytical starting point, we will draw on the notion of animality to explore the deep epistemic scheme that informs contemporary hardcore production, and some of the forms of subjectivity that it articulates and re-produces within this scheme. More specifically, this article seeks…
When did ‘the true king of hardcore’ start to cry? Investigating Rocco Siffredi’s stardom
With a career in the adult industry spanning 40 years, Rocco Siffredi is undoubtedly one of the most important male porn stars to date. Despite his undoubted importance, however, he has not been the subject of extensive research in the fields of porn studies and adult film history. This article is intended to be the first step in a long-term research project dedicated to the Italian porn star. Combining reflections on the cultural positioning of …
Turn on the red light
The 1960s and early 1970s definitely saw the generalized eroticization of Italian media; however, approximately from the second half of the 1970s, the sexualization of the mediascape was taken to its furthest extent, as the boundaries of explicit representation were broken and pushed from softcore towards hardcore. Through an exploration of the Italian adult press of the time and through an examination of the phenomenon of the ‘hardcore versions’…
Harder than fiction
This article reads gonzo pornography as a stylistic model, in order to go beyond current interpretations that see it as either a genre merely based on degrading sexual practices or a filmmaking form primarily based on the active role of the camera. Drawing on theoretical notions derived from cinema and media studies, we analyze the stylistic model of gonzo according to four different (albeit interrelated) dimensions: representative/performative; …
Introduction
This special issue aims at expanding the debate around gonzo, and more specifically it intends to contribute to the development of a more articulated comprehension of this kind of pornography. This project is grounded in the understanding of gonzo as a complex semiotic, cultural and social object, which needs to be approached through various, interrelated theoretical perspectives (media studies, film theory, cultural sociology, gender studies, le…
John Stagliano interviewed by Giovanna Maina and Federico Zecca
Stagliano has proved to be an innovative porn entrepreneur. Created during the 1990s, his studio Evil Angel was definitely ahead of its time, founded on principles including ‘branding’ – conceived as a pact between producer and consumer – which were uncommon in the pornographic industry at the time, offering a ‘guarantee’ of particular kinds of content and standard of quality. Furthermore, the idea of bringing together different directors and pro…
John Stagliano interviewed by Giovanna Maina and Federico Zecca
Stagliano has proved to be an innovative porn entrepreneur. Created during the 1990s, his studio Evil Angel was definitely ahead of its time, founded on principles including ‘branding’ – conceived as a pact between producer and consumer – which were uncommon in the pornographic industry at the time, offering a ‘guarantee’ of particular kinds of content and standard of quality. Furthermore, the idea of bringing together different directors and pro…
Harder than fiction
This article reads gonzo pornography as a stylistic model, in order to go beyond current interpretations that see it as either a genre merely based on degrading sexual practices or a filmmaking form primarily based on the active role of the camera. Drawing on theoretical notions derived from cinema and media studies, we analyze the stylistic model of gonzo according to four different (albeit interrelated) dimensions: representative/performative; …
Introduction
This special issue aims at expanding the debate around gonzo, and more specifically it intends to contribute to the development of a more articulated comprehension of this kind of pornography. This project is grounded in the understanding of gonzo as a complex semiotic, cultural and social object, which needs to be approached through various, interrelated theoretical perspectives (media studies, film theory, cultural sociology, gender studies, le…
John Stagliano interviewed by Giovanna Maina and Federico Zecca
Stagliano has proved to be an innovative porn entrepreneur. Created during the 1990s, his studio Evil Angel was definitely ahead of its time, founded on principles including ‘branding’ – conceived as a pact between producer and consumer – which were uncommon in the pornographic industry at the time, offering a ‘guarantee’ of particular kinds of content and standard of quality. Furthermore, the idea of bringing together different directors and pro…
Turn on the red light
The 1960s and early 1970s definitely saw the generalized eroticization of Italian media; however, approximately from the second half of the 1970s, the sexualization of the mediascape was taken to its furthest extent, as the boundaries of explicit representation were broken and pushed from softcore towards hardcore. Through an exploration of the Italian adult press of the time and through an examination of the phenomenon of the ‘hardcore versions’…
The evolution of porn studies at Gorizia Spring School
The animal that therefore I fuck
The purpose of this article is to establish a heuristic relationship between porn studies and animality studies. Using specific pornographic genres and subgenres as an analytical starting point, we will draw on the notion of animality to explore the deep epistemic scheme that informs contemporary hardcore production, and some of the forms of subjectivity that it articulates and re-produces within this scheme. More specifically, this article seeks…
When did ‘the true king of hardcore’ start to cry? Investigating Rocco Siffredi’s stardom
With a career in the adult industry spanning 40 years, Rocco Siffredi is undoubtedly one of the most important male porn stars to date. Despite his undoubted importance, however, he has not been the subject of extensive research in the fields of porn studies and adult film history. This article is intended to be the first step in a long-term research project dedicated to the Italian porn star. Combining reflections on the cultural positioning of …
Margins and extremes
This special issue approaches pornography—particularly socalled ‘extreme pornography’—as a privileged site for examining the shifting relations between visibility and power, representation and transgression. By tracing the repressed or subordinated textual and social meanings that both characterize and emanate from extreme pornographies across different historical and geographical contexts, the essays gathered here explore the micropolitics of th…
Art (5 obras) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (5 obras) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (5 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · Cinema and Media Studies (3 obras) · Order (exchange (3 obras) · Pornography (3 obras) · Aesthetics (2 obras) · Art history (2 obras) · Business (2 obras)