Porn Studies

An introduction

Bibliographic Data

ID13086191
AuthorsFeona Attwood (0000-0002-0129-5862, Middlesex University, corresponding author), Clarissa Smith (0000-0002-0046-8733, University of Sunderland)
Year2014
Volume1
Issue1-2
Pages1-6
Publication date2014-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePorn Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2326-8743 • E-ISSN: 2326-8751
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23268743.2014.887308
OpenAlexW2010570079
LanguageEN
Citations received34

Academic journals don't usually grab popular media attention. However, the press release announcing the launch of Porn Studies attracted a great deal of interest across the media in summer 2013. On balance, the announcement of the journal's launch was largely positive. There were, of course, attempts to poke fun at the silliness of academic investigations of pornography in keeping with the perennial accusations of the superficiality of media studies, as well as more negative coverage questioning the need for a publication of this kind. How, then, to introduce this first issue of a journal that has already garnered more news interest prior to its launch than most academic publications receive over decades? We want to start out with a statement of why we think a journal in porn studies is needed and what we hope Porn Studies will become

Sociology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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