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Abstract
This article deploys a sexualized leisure framework to analyze the management of consent at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE), one of the largest and longest running conventions in the mainstream U.S. porn industry. Drawing on field observations in this naturalistic setting and observers post-Expo reflections, we explore the complexities of consent in a porn tourism scene. We corroborate our qualitative analysis with survey findings (n = 433). Taken together, our findings indicate attendees—who are largely white, straight, cisgender men—attend AEE to socialize in a sexual atmosphere. We conclude that consent was managed, specific to a touristic sexuality. This challenges anti-porn assertions that consent is impossible or improbable in sexualized spaces.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 393-410 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Leisure Sciences: an interdisciplinary journal |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
Early online date | 17 Jan 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2020 |
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Routledge (Publisher)
Maginn, P. (Editor) & Steinmetz, C. (Editor)
2015Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity
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What happens in Vegas … why consent matters in ‘Sin City’ and other sex tourism cities
Maginn, P. J., 24 Mar 2020, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article in specialist publication
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EXPOsing men's gender role attitudes as porn superfans
Jacksone, C., Baldwin, A., Brents, B. & Maginn, P. J., Jun 2019, In: Sociological Forum: official journal of the Eastern Sociological Society. 34, 2, p. 483-500 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How male ‘porn superfans’ really view women
Maginn, P. J., jackson, C., baldwin, A. & brents, B., 27 Aug 2019, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article in specialist publication