UCLA Center for the Study of Women

By deconstructing filmic representations, feminist theoretical formations, and the intersections of race, class, and gender, the provocative panel, “Pornography and Feminism: After the Sex Wars,” reached beyond the anti-porn/sex-positive dichotomy to theorize feminism and pornography’s complex relationship. The panel, comprised of members of UC Santa Cruz’s Feminism and Pornography Research Cluster, featured Allison Day (Linguistics), Katie Kanagawa (Literature), Lulu Meza (Sociology), Lydia Osolinsky (Politics), and Natalie Purcell (Sociology). The panel was moderated by Professor H. Marshall Leicester, faculty advisor for the Feminism and Pornography Research Cluster.