A roundup of research by the members of our Screening Sex network, published in 2025.
Author: screeningsex
Screening Sex is a research initiative led by Darren Kerr (Bath Spa University, UK) and Donna Peberdy (Southampton Solent University, UK). Screening Sex aims to call attention to the critical and cultural significance of sex, stimulate debate on marginalised matters and amplify the diverse and important research being carried out in this vibrant and multi-disciplinary area.
NEW PUBLICATION – Nothing Censored, Nothing Gained: Obscenity Law and Histories of Queer Distribution and Exhibition by Farrah Freibert
We are delighted that our Edinburgh University Press Screening Sex book series is kicking off Farrah Freibert's brilliant Nothing Censored, Nothing Gained: Obscenity Law and Histories of Queer Distribution and Exhibition.
NEW DIRECTIONS GRADUATE ESSAY PRIZE
Now accepting entries! New Directions Graduate Essay Prize: Porn Studies in association with the BAFTSS Screening Sex Special Interest Group.
Roundtable: SCREENING SEX IN THE CLASSROOM – PEDAGOGICAL REFLECTIONS [25/26 seminar series]
This international, cross-institutional roundtable and forum will explore pedagogical practices and challenges relating to teaching sex on screen in Higher Education. The event will feature a conversation between Professor Karen Boyle, Dr John Paul Stadler, Éric Falardeau and Polina Zelmanova followed by an open forum discussion with the wider network and event participants.
Roundtable: Sex and the Hollywood Production Code [25/26 seminar series]
Tom Brown, Kathrina Glitre, Martha Shearer and Adam Vaughan will discuss what Hollywood could show and/or infer of human sexuality during the Code Era.
Linda Williams
In light of the sad news of Linda Williams's passing, we want to acknowledge how hugely influential Linda and her work have been for Screening Sex. Simply, there would be no Screening Sex without Linda Williams. We are so grateful for Linda's generosity and support for our endeavour.
seminar series
Details about events in the Screening Sex seminar series.
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Darshana Sreedhar Mini in Conversation with FARRAH Freibert
Darshana Sreedhar Mini discusses her book Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire in India (University of California Press 2024) with Farrah Freibert, author of Nothing Censored, Nothing Gained: Obscenity Law and Histories of Queer Distribution and Exhibition (Edinburgh University Press, forthcoming as part of the Screening Sex book series).
Why Screening Sexual Violence?
What role do film and television have in how we understand and make sense of sexual violence? How do film and television contribute to or challenge prevailing myths around sexual violence? What does it mean to screen sexual violence? This week, I had the opportunity to attend an event that sums up for me why screening sexual violence matters.
CFP Additional Chapters Sought for Screening Adult Cinema (Routledge)
The editors for Screening Adult Cinema, under contract with Routledge, are seeking proposals for additional chapters to expand current entries and broaden the book’s scope. This edited collection will be part of a series of “screening” companions meant to be used in teaching undergraduate courses. Screening Adult Cinema will offer 4,000 word essays, each analyzing an individual adult film.
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