The Authority of Pornography

Vera-Gray, F.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-45160-8_14

The Authority of Pornography

Vera-Gray, F.

Authors

F. Vera-Gray

Contributors

A. Bardazzi
Editor

A. Bazzoni
Editor

Abstract

Minimal empirical attention has been paid to women’s relationships with mainstream online porn. Drawing from interviews with one hundred women in the UK, this chapter outlines how women’s accounts of their personal use of pornography demonstrate its authoritative position in relation to their experiences of sex and sexuality. Though their experience of porn differed, it was understood in a similar way, namely: as a form of expression or conversation about sex and desire; as a way to explore or validate sex and desire; and as a means to judge expectations and gain instruction on sex and desire. Taken together, such similarities demonstrate a shared understanding of pornography as a social institution that acts to authorize particular styles of sexual practice and pleasure.

Citation

Vera-Gray, F. (2020). The Authority of Pornography. In A. Bardazzi, & A. Bazzoni (Eds.), Gender and authority across disciplines, space and time (291-312). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45160-8_14

Acceptance Date	Dec 27, 2018
Online Publication Date	Sep 8, 2020
Publication Date	2020
Deposit Date	Feb 13, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Mar 8, 2022
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	291-312
Book Title	Gender and authority across disciplines, space and time.
ISBN	9783030451592
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45160-8_14

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in Gender and authority across disciplines, space and time on 8 September 2020 available online: http://www.routledge.com/9783030451592