Routledge Companion to Media, Sex and Sexuality

Clarissa Smith is Professor of Sexual Cultures at the University of Sunderland, UK. A founding co-editor of the Routledge journal Porn Studies Clarissa’s research is focused on representations of sex and sexuality and their production and consumption. Publications include numerous articles and chapters exploring the specificities of pornographic imagery, forms of stardom, production and regulation.Feona Attwood is Professor in Cultural Studies, Communication and Media at Middlesex University, UK. Her research is in the area of sex in contemporary culture; and in particular, sexual cultures; new technologies, identity and the body, and controversial media. Her recent publications have focused on online sexual cultures, aesthetics, sex and the media, and public engagement. She is writing a book, Sex Media and Technology. She is the co-editor of Sexualities journal and founding co-editor of the journal Porn Studies.Brian McNair is Professor of Journalism, Media & Communication within the Creative Industries Faculty at Queensland University of Technology. His research and teaching interests include journalism, political communication and mediated sexuality. Brian is a regular media commentator across print, online and broadcast platforms. He has written more than 400 commentary articles for publications including the Guardian, The Conversation, The Age,The Herald and Scotland on Sunday.

• IntroductionPart I Representing Sexualities 1. The Normal Body on Display: Public Exhibitions of the Norma and Normman Statues Elizabeth Stephens 2. Asexualities and Media Kristina Gupta and Karli June Cerankowski 3. Representing Trans Sexualities Eliza Steinbock 4. Representing lesbians in film and television Rebecca Beirne 5. Representing Gay Sexualities Sharif Mowlabocus 6. Fifty Shades of Ambivalence: BDSM representation in Pop Culture Ummni Khan 7. The Politics of Fluidity: Representing Bisexualities in 21st Century Screen Media Maria San Filippo 8. Heterosexual casual sex: from Free Love to Tinder Kath Albury 9. Representing Queer SexualitiesDion Kagan Part II Sex Genres 10. Erotica Catherine M. Roach 11. A History of Slash Sexualities: Debating Queer Sex, Gay Politics, and Media Fan CulturesKristina Busse and Alexis Lothian 12. Erotic Manga: Boys’ Love, Shonen-Ai, Yaoi and (MxM) Shotacon Anna Madill 13. Ways of Showing It: Feature and Gonzo in Mainstream Pornography Federico Zecca 14. From the Scene, for the Scene! Alternative Pornographies in Contemporary US ProductionGiovanna Maina 15. ‘Not On Public Display’: The Art/Porn Debate Gary Needham 16. User-generated pornography: amateurs and the ambiguity of authenticity Susanna Paasonen 17. Celebrity Sex Tapes Gareth Longstaff 18. The media panic about teen sexting Amy Adele Hasinoff 19. Sex advice books and self-help Meg John Barker, Rosalind Gill and Laura Harvey 20. Social Media Platforms and Sexual Health Paul Byron 21. Young people, sexuality education, and the media Anne-Frances Watson Part III Representing Sex 22. Videogames and Sex Ashley M.L. Brown 23. Sex and Celebrity Media Adrienne Evans 24. Sex and Music Video Diane Railton 25. ‘Too Much, Too Young?’: Debating representations of sexuality in advertising Despina Chronaki 26. Media Representations of Women in Action Sports: More Than ‘Sexy Bad Girls’on Boards Holly Thorpe 27. Sex and Horror Steve Jones 28. Sex in sitcoms: Unravelling the discourses on sex in Friends Frederik Dhaenens and Sofie Van Bauwel 29. Sex and reality TV: The pornography of intimate exposure Misha Kavka 30. It’s all about your sex appeal: Deconstructing the sexual contentin women’s magazines Claire Moran 31. The Invisibles: Disability, Sexuality and New Strategies of Enfreakment Niall Richardson Part IV Deconstructing Key Figures 32. The MetrosexualJohn Mercer and Feona Attwood33. The Sex Addict Barry Reay 34. The StripperAlison J Carr 35. The Pen is Mightier than the Whore: Victorian Newspapers and the Sex-Work Saviour Complex Kate Lister 36. The pornography consumer as Other Alan McKee 37. The Porn PerformerAngela Gabrielle White 38. The Dominatrix Danielle J. Lindemann 39. The Pervert Lauren Rosewarne 40. The Pornographer Neil Jackson