Submission deadline: 29 May 2023 In their first issue of the Porn Studies journal, Attwood and Smith (2014) argued that “mediated forms of sex have become more commonplace and commercial sex products, services and representations have become steadily more visible.” Nearly ten years later, in the wake of #MeToo, SESTA/FOSTA, the rise of abortion bans and the … Continue reading CFP Sex in contemporary media: An interdisciplinary conference 4-6 October 2023
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CFP THE SEX SCENE: REPRESENTATION, PERFORMANCE, AESTHETICS
We are looking for proposals for the second volume of Screening Sex: The Sex Scene. The Sex Scene: Representation, Performance, Aesthetics is the second of two volumes that will launch the Screening Sex book series with Edinburgh University Press. Please send a 250 word abstract plus short bio by Oct 31st 2022
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CFP – Screening Sex: The Sex Scene
Proposals are invited for contributions to an edited collection titled The Sex Scene, the first book to be published as part of Edinburgh University Press’s new “Screening Sex” book series.
Spring 2020 Newsletter
Call for Contributions:Screening Sex in the Time of Coronavirus We are seeking short (1000-2000 word) articles, interviews, discussions or other content (video essays, artwork) that explore the impact of coronavirus on representations, cultures and discourses of sex. We would also welcome considerations of the impact on and implications of researching sex at this time. To what extent is coronavirus … Continue reading Spring 2020 Newsletter
CFP – Edited Collection: Gender, Genre and the Body in Contemporary North American and European Film
Gender and the body are inextricably connected, and it could be argued that within any given filmic context, they are also closely related to genre and generic traditions. Moreover, genres often use genders, gender stereotypes and bodies in diverse and specific ways, and gender and its relationship to the body performs different functions in the context of any given genre. This collection aims to critically examine and interrogate the representation of the body and its relationship to both gender and genre in contemporary North American and European films.
CFP – Toxic Masculinity: Men, Meaning and the Media
Call for essays for edited collection - Toxic Masculinity: Men, Meaning and the Media - edited by Mark McGlashan and John Mercer
CFP – Screening #TimesUp: Exploring Rape Culture in Hollywood Film
Beginning in 2017, the #MeToo movement drew attention to the sexual assault, coercion, and harassment experienced by many individuals and especially women working in Hollywood. Over the last two years, actors have come forward to speak about their experiences, condemning the industry for silencing victims while safeguarding predators. This conversation about sexual conduct and safe … Continue reading CFP – Screening #TimesUp: Exploring Rape Culture in Hollywood Film
CFP: Rethinking Gender and Agency in Pornography
Call for articles:
A special issue of AG About Gender: International Journal of Gender Studies will be dedicated to the topic of Rethinking Gender and Agency in Pornography: Producers, Consumers, Workers and Contexts, co-edited by Lynn Comella and Mariella Popolla.
Call for Contributions – Screening Sexual Violence
The BBFC are currently in the process of consulting with the public about film classification guidelines in order to review those previously published in 2014 and issue new guidelines in early 2019. In his keynote address at the annual 'How safe are our children?' NSPCC conference last week, BBFC director David Austin shared some initial results of the current consultation and suggested that the revised guidelines would likely become stricter in order to reflect the increased increased public concern about scenes of rape and sexual violence. We are seeking short (1000-2000 word) articles, interviews, discussions, video essays or other content that address the politics of sexual violence as it relates to the screen and screen cultures in the current climate.
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