[ecrea] CFP: PS special issue on P*rn and Labour

CFP: P*rn Studies: Special issue on Porn and Labour

Guest Editors: Jiz Lee and Rebecca Sullivan



Critics of the p*rn industry are quick to claim its deleterious effects 
on consumers, and too often presume exploitative abuse of performers. 
Yet, such arguments ignore the voices of p*rn performers and producers. 
It has been the performers and producers themselves who have refused the 
silencing tactics of stigmatization and shame and spoken candidly in a 
variety of news and social media venues about their working experiences, 
their attention to craft and skill, and their efforts towards more 
ethical, respectful labour conditions. Yet, their strategies of 
negotiation toward greater self-determination remain problematically 
undertheorized.



Media and cultural entertainment industries are under greater critical 
scrutiny around precarious labour, problematic gender and sexual 
relations, entrenched racism and other forms of prejudice and exclusion, 
industry convergence, and occupational health and safety. At the same 
time, critical media and cultural industry scholarship notes an 
expansion of independent and DIY production, new forms of labour 
exchange and commercialization, collective and collaborative networking, 
and audience engagement. P*rnography is no different and is, in many 
ways, leading this entertainment revolution.



This special issue of P*rn Studies invites scholars, critics, artists 
and producers, activists, and educators to explore the contours of 
P*rnography and Labour. Topics may focus on any aspect of p*rnography 
production that foregrounds the experiences of workers both above and 
below the line. Some potentially exciting areas of inquiry include but 
are not limited to:



·      Analyses of groundbreaking performers/producers

·      Ethical p*rn production and shared labour practices

·      Occupational health and safety issues for p*rnography performers

·      P*rnography and its relationship to other forms of sex work

·      Casting, stereotyping, and niche performance

·      P*rnography as craft

·      The commercial segregation of adult business, payment and advertising

·      Mainstream commercial p*rnography and workers rights

·      Piracy and the #payforyourp*rn movement

·      Studio systems and contract performers

·      Legal and social restrictions on p*rn performers

·      Critical ethnographic studies of p*rn production sets

·      Histories of the p*rnography industry and its labour regulation



Articles for peer-review should be between 5000-8000 words. Shorter 
thought pieces of approximately 2000 words may also be submitted, and 
the editors will make a selection for the Forum section. In the same 
document as your submission, on the first page, please also include a 
brief author bio of approximately 200 words and an abstract of 200 words.



Who can Submit

This is a scholarly, peer-refereed publication but authors do not need 
to hold an academic appointment. The editors welcome submissions from 
artists, critics, producers, scholars, activists, and educators. No 
affiliation with an academic institution, or adult industry 
organization, is necessary. Due to the mature nature of this subject, 
contributors must be over 18 years of age, or as legal to view such 
material in your location.



How to Submit
All submissions must be made online. Please consult the Authors and 
Submissions tab in the journal website for more information, and the 
Submit Online link is there as well: 
http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rprn20#.VOomnFPF-Gh.



Journal Deadline

The deadline for submission is July 1, 2015. Authors will be notified by 
August 15, 2015 if their article has been selected for peer review, or 
for the Forum. The special issue will be published in Winter 2016.



Jiz Lee

(jiz /at/ jizlee.com)



Rebecca Sullivan

(rsulliva /at/ ucalgary.ca)



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