Eros y cultura

Es un lugar común la casi inexistente contribución de España a Ia literatura de corte erótico. Esta cuestión se relaciona, al mismo tiempo, con Ia consideración acerca de qué se considera "pornográfico". Aquí es necesario tener en cuenta, empero, en qué medida lo pornográfico implica la mirada del sujeto que lo percibe como tal. La arqueología, por su parte, ha venido dando pruebas de los cambios en la recepción de Ia iconografía antigua; y de este modo ha venido a echar cierta luz sobre la consideración de lo erótico en la misma España, donde la tabuización de Ia sexualidad por el poder eclesiástico ha acorralado lo erótico a un consumo masivo y trivial.

A intimidade afetiva e sexual na imprensa em Portugal (1968-1978)

Tese de doutoramento, Sociologia (Sociologia da Cultura, Comunicação, e Estilos de Vida), Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, 2016

Strengthening the law prohibiting mailing of obscene matter ... : report [to accompany H.R. 4383]

Submitted by Mr. Beckworth, and ordered to be printed, August 7, 1958.

The Private Case : an annotated bibliography of the Private Case Erotica Collection in the British (Museum) Library /

Includes index.

Traps for the young.

Mode of access: Internet.

Futilitates: Beiträge zur volkskundlichen Erotik.

Bd. 1. Schamperlieder, deutsche Volkslieder des 16.-19. Jahrhunderts, gesammelt und hrsg. von E.K. Blümml. -- Bd. 2. Schwänke und Bauernerzählungen aus Nieder-Österreich, gesammelt und erläutert von Josef Polsterer. -- Bd. 3. us den Lieder handschriften des Studenten Clodius, 1669- und des Fräuleins von Crailsheim, 1747-49, hrsg. von E.K. Blümml. -- Bd. 4. Militaria; eine Sammlung der typischen handschriftlichen Literatur des deutschösterreichischen Soldatenstandes, hrsg. von Josef Polsterer.

Loose and humorous songs.

Ballads omitted from Ballads and romances, the original publication of the ms., edited by J. W. Hales and F. J. Furnivall, 1867-68.

Rapports, discussion, voeux & décisions.

Mode of access: Internet.

The contextual evaluation of research on sexually explicit materials

This thesis criticises many psychological experiments on 'pornography' which attempt to demonstrate how 'pornography' causes and/or equals rape. It challenges simplistic definitions of 'pornography', arguing that sexually explicit materials (SEM) are constructed and interpreted in a number of different ways; and demonstrates that how, when and where materials are depicted or viewed will influence perceptions and reactions. In addition, it opposes the overreliance on male undergraduates as participants in 'porn' research. Theories of feminist psychology and reflexivity are used throughout the thesis, and provide a detailed contextual framework in a complex area. Results from a number of interlinking studies which use a variety of methodological approaches (focus groups, questionnaires and content analysis), indicate how contextual issues are omitted in much existing research on SEM. These include the views and experiences participants' hold prior to completing SEM studies; their opinions about those who 'use' 'pornography'; their understanding of key terms linked with SEM (eg: pornography and erotica); and discussions of sexual magazines aimed at male and female audiences. Participants' reactions to images and texts associated with SEM presented in different contexts are discussed. Three main conclusions are drawn from this thesis. Firstly, images deemed 'pornographic' differ through historical and cultural periods' and political, economic and social climates, so 'experimental' approaches may not always be the most appropriate research tool. Secondly, there is not one definition, source, or factor which may be named 'pornography'; and thirdly the context and presentation of materials influence how images are perceived and reacted to. The thesis argues a number of factors influence view of 'pornography', suggesting SEM may be 'in the eye of the beholder'.

The internet:a discussion of some new and emerging threats to young people

The Internet poses a number of threats to the safety of young people. Using numerous examples, this article discusses a wide range of such threats, including: cyberstalking; the 'grooming' of potential victims of sexual abuse; a new 'wish list' scene (where teenagers encourage contact with potential abusers); the creation and distribution of child pornography; and the emergence of services that create child pornography to order. It is suggested that the latter has provided individuals with the ability to inflict sexual abuse on young people from a distance, an act the authors have termed virtual sex tourism. The final section of the article suggests that paedophiles and pornographers have been quick to adopt new technology as a means of concealing their activities. The article concludes by warning of the danger of overestimating or underestimating the threats described.

Queer sex work

Sex work is a subject of significant contestation across academic disciplines, as well as within legal, medical, moral, feminist, political and socio-cultural discourses. A large body of research exists, but much of this focuses on the sale of sex by women to men and ignores other performances, practices, meanings and embodiments in the contemporary sex industry. A queer agenda is important in order to challenge hetero-centric gender norms and to develop new insights into how gender, sex, power, crime, work, migration, space/place, health and intimacy are understood in the context of commercial sexual encounters. Queer Sex Work explores what it might mean to 'be', 'do' and 'think' queer(ly) in the study and practice of commercial sex. It brings together a multiplicity of empirical case studies - including erotic dance venues, online sex working, pornography, grey sexual economies, and BSDM - and offers a variety of perspectives from academic scholars, policy practitioners, activists and sex workers themselves. In so doing, the book advances a queer politics of sex work that aims to disrupt heteronormative logics whilst also making space for different voices in academic and political debates about commercial sex. This unique and multidisciplinary volume will be indispensable for scholars and students of the global sex trade and of gender, sexuality, feminism and queer theory more broadly, as well as policymakers, activists and practitioners interested in the politics and practice of sex work in local, national and international contexts.

“Que diferença da mulher o homem tem?”: erotismo e pornografia em Maria Teresa Horta e Carlos Drummond de Andrade

This research has the delimitation of erotic space on printed paper as a general proposition, amidst the poetic text, and therefore the real world. To do so, it proposes the comparison of two transgressor writing styles, putting together the Portuguese writer Maria Teresa Horta and the Brazilian writer Carlos Drummond de Andrade by an erotic plot, by an atopic and declassed speech to which both of them produced works, respectively, Educação Sentimental (1975) and O amor natural (1992). Has the eroticism as a combination of the masculine and feminine voices in a heterosexual relationship. It is intended to probe how the literary universe represents man and woman, and if this representation is actually socially imposed or brings to light something new. If each point of view is the view of a point, each author will talk from the top of its point of observation and experimentation, the most comfortable for itself. Therefore, it seeks to investigate eroticism itself and its relationship to everyday life, also delimiting it from what separates – or near – it from pornography and obscenity.

Anti-"Dressed to Kill" demonstration

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Anti-"Lolita" demonstration

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Demonstration against the showing of a Linda Lovelace film

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.