Pornography as a creative industry

Challenging the exceptionalist approach to pornography

Bibliographic Data

ID13086335
AuthorsAlan Mckee (0000-0003-0577-2061, University of Technology Sydney, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume3
Issue2
Pages107-119
Publication date2016-04-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePorn Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2326-8743 • E-ISSN: 2326-8751
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23268743.2015.1065202
OpenAlexW2506594176
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited18

Much academic writing on pornography takes an exceptionalist approach, focusing on the ways it is different from other forms of culture. By contrast, this article – focusing on pornography as an industry – argues that in many ways it is similar to other forms of culture. In the production of pornography, producers make most money; ‘creatives’, including performers, mostly lack creative control, do not make lots of money and have short, nomadic careers; the business is facing challenges from increased digitalization; and the solutions to these challenges lie in branding, niche marketing and exploiting new technological possibilities. This perspective then allows us more clearly to see what is unusual about the pornography industry – particularly around the experience of stigma and workplace health and safety

Advertising · Business · Political science · Pornography · Digital Games and Media · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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