A Star Is Porn

Corpulence, Comedy, and the Homosocial Cult of Adult Film Star Ron Jeremy

Bibliographic Data

ID11660433
AuthorsEmily Shelton (corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume17
Issue3
Pages115-147
Publication date2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCamera Obscura Feminism Culture and Media Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0270-5346 • E-ISSN: 1529-1510
PublisherDuke University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1215/02705346-17-3_51-115
OpenAlexW2172059345
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited17

Emily Shelton received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Chicago in August 2002; “A Star is Porn” won a 2001 Society for Cinema Studies student writing award. She recently completed a novel, Memphis, based on a 1993 case of child murder and alleged Satanic worship in West Memphis, Arkansas

Art · Astrophysics · Comedy · Cult · Physics · Star (game theory · Theology · Visual arts · Cinema and Media Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Philosophy · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology