Porn Meets Academia: A panel discussion

Panel, 120 min.

Free admission, in Englisch

With: Madita Oeming, Jiz Lee

Location: Aquarium, Skalitzer Str. 6, 10999 Berlin

Watching porn in university? Hell yeah! Believing that it deserves academic attention, porn scholars across the globe made it their mission to bring adult content into the ivory tower. This raises a tricky question: How to ethically and productively include the voices and work of porn producers and performers?

In this panel, Madita Oeming – a fledgling German academic with close ties to the porn industry – and Jiz Lee – an experienced US adult performer with close ties to academia – will discuss the challenges and opportunities of doing Porn Studies:

How can we avoid miscommunication between those who do sex work and those who study it? What are concerns and goals on both sides? What are mutual misconceptions? And how can we not only coexist, but possibly join forces?