Pornography, censorship, and public sex

Exploring feminist and queer perspectives of (public) pornography through the case of Pornotopia

Bibliographic Data

ID13086269
AuthorsKristen L Cole (0000-0002-3024-3711, Denison University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume1
Issue3
Pages227-241
Publication date2014-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePorn Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2326-8743 • E-ISSN: 2326-8751
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23268743.2014.927708
OpenAlexW4244646114
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited7

This article examines feminist and queer perspectives on public pornography in the case of the censorship and subsequent cancellation of Pornotopia, a pornographic film festival held in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. News media coverage of the Pornotopia controversy is analyzed using moral conflict as a theoretical framework. Through this analysis, I seek to understand what went wrong in this debate rather than who is wrong. An exploration of the rhetorical strategies employed by both sides in the conflict reveals how moral orders that mimic feminist pro-pornography/anti-censorship perspectives and queer public sex perspectives are employed in incommensurate ways. I argue that the perception of irreconcilable differences in the Pornotopia debate stems from differences in moral assumptions about private versus public sex/pornography. It is not until these primary moral assumptions are addressed and discussed that this debate can be reconciled, thus allowing for possibilities of broader moral grammars related to sex-positivity and queer community outreach

Art · Censorship · Human sexuality · Outreach · Political science · Pornography · Queer · Rhetorical question · Sexual revolution · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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