[ecrea] Call for Papers for Porn Studies (Routledge)

I am very pleased to announce this Call for Papers for the Porn Forum 
section of the journal Porn Studies (Routledge):

*Porn Studies Forum -- /Porn Studies/ (Routledge)*

The Porn Studies Forum is a regular section of /Porn Studies /providing 
a space for timely responses to issues and developments within the 
academic study of pornography. We encourage provocative and open-ended 
short pieces of 500-1,500 words (including notes).

*CFP: "This is not a love song." Some Thoughts on Pornography and Music*

In this era of onscenity, porn and (popular) music have a complex and 
multifaceted relationship.
Music has always been part of the audio-visual structure of pornographic 
materials, whether narrative/fictional or 
(pseudo)documentarian/wall-to-wall. Porn soundtracks are generally 
considered to be poorly produced and absolutely ancillary to the 
(supposed) main purpose of the films; nevertheless some "infamous" porn 
o.s.t. are notorious among music connoisseurs, either for the cult 
status of the movie they were created for -- as in the anonymous 
"cheeky" album composed for /Deep Throat /(Gerard Damiano, 1972), or for 
the productive and inspired collaboration between some directors and 
cutting-edge musicians: in films like /New Wave Hookers /(Gregory Dark, 
1985), or its digital-age remake /Neu Wave Hookers/ (Eon McKai, 2006).

Other moments of overlapping can be observed, for instance when pop 
icons like Madonna and Lady Gaga -- and more recently Miley Cyrus -- 
deploy sexually explicit imagery, or when a world famous porn star like 
Sasha Grey attempts a career as a DJ. At the same time, even outside the 
"mainstream," pornographic imaginaries have frequently influenced (and 
have been influenced by) several subcultural formations and productions, 
from punk, new wave and No Wave (sexual) transgressions, to the 
contemporary hip-hop scene and its explicit and impudent aesthetics of 
excess.

*Submissions on the following topics are welcome:*


·      Music and the pornographic image: how music works in porn

·      Original porn soundtracks, their styles, their production context 
and/or history: general overview and single case studies

·      Different porn sub-genres and different uses of music: feature 
vs. gonzo vs. alternative

·      Collaborations between porn producers and musicians

·      Porn and different musical genres: influences and exchanges

·      Porn and different musical subcultures: mutual influence and 
community belonging

·      Porn and the pop (or rock) star

·      Porn stars in the musical industry

·      Transmigration of imaginaries from pornography to music and vice 
versa

·      Music and beyond: the role of sound and sonics in pornography

*Articles due on: July 31st 2014.*

*Forum Section submissions should be sent to (forumpstudies /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(forumpstudies /at/ gmail.com)>*