GSWS 100 good porn bad porn Flashcards by gurkirt rai | Brainscape

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what are objectives?

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to understand how pornography functions as a category, as a form of knowledge/power
analyze how claims of pornification function as a moral discourse and investigate underlying assumptions
examine what might be missing amidst the panic over pornification and what may be used to find out

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the study of sex and the media - Rubin’s charmed circle

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portrays how modern sexual norms are categorized as good/bad
this boundary is fought over in media
the study of sex and media is controversial
no real consensus of what is right

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what are critical approaches to porn?
Pre 1990s

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based on conventional assumptions about what makes up healthy/good/normal sexual practices
focus more on the harms of porn
leave out evidence based on how porm is actually consumed, not really researched at all
caught in a moral debate rather than research (should/shouldnt/ rather than what/how)

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critical approaches to porn
Post 1990s = the emergence of porn studies

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now specific genre with own language and conventions - LINDA WILLIAMS
focus on use of sex media by specific groups (young people, LGBTQ, women) and what porn means to them
impact of new media technology on the access and availability of porn and on new possibilities of sexual interaction.

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Takeaway

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as a concept “pornography” serves to regulate what sexual images should/shouldn’t be seen in public
study in last 30yrs - change from focus on its harm yo complex approaches that examine language of porn, its uses by specific groups, and impact of media technology on its access and availability

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what is porn?

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“ill know it when I see it”
“pornographic” as a concept refers to different things depending on community standards and social contexts

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what are the functions of the “pornographic” as a category?

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to distinguish the normative form illicit
designate and regulate the boundary dividing il/legitimate sexual representations
- porn/not porn = normal, respectable, publicly visible sexual images vs. illicit/shameful images that are supposed to remain private

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unseeing porn

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porn/art: artwork that creatively explore the ambivalent boundary between porn/not porn
porn/comedy: comedic creative projects that celebrate the creative labour in making porn

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the mainstreaming of porn aesthetics

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changes in media distribution: liberalization of adult content at night, paid channels - major companies no longer for regulating this content
HBO sex and the city
images and society is more sexualized - ads, fashion labels and brands
NOW there is a blur of what is public/private sexuality and development of media technology

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takeaway

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difficult to define porm
artists’ creativity, changes in mainstream genres’ sexual content, more sexual visibility in public spaces, new media tech —> all expose how the boundary between what is deemed as pornographic has changed - not easy to define it anymore because ppl can claim their work to be something else

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The moral discourse of pornification

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age of “onscenity” –> coined by Linda Williams
it describes a culture that makes previously defined images as unacceptable or private into a norm or public images now
sexualization of media early on - more public discussion on sex
these concerns - DISCOURSE (form of power/knowledge) attempts to control the shifting boundaries of normative/illicit
such concerns - intensified during technological changes and major shifts in boundaries between normative/illicit
current fears are directed at online/mobile/social media and their impacts on young people

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what does the current discourse of pornification emphasize?

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the pedophile gaze - fear of young individuals from being sexualized early on and catching the attention from harmful individuals
how easy it is to access everything on media especially sexual content online for younger people
sexually objectifying people, creating a norm of how a women is supposed to look and act

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what or who is usually missing in the discourse of pornification?

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the input of young people
knowledge of how younger people negotiate changing dynamics of sexual culture through tech
how young people produce “counter discourse”
new possibilities for positive and consensual sexual interaction made possible by technological changes

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takeaway

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concerns on sexualization of media - intensify when technological changes blur the boundary between normative and illicit representations of sex
current discourse about pornification is mainly concerned about online and social media
focus on how media causes harm - gaps in knowledge about young people’s sexual agency and new possibilities for positive, consensual sexual interactions

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