Brighton and Sussex Sexualities Network
BSSN
What is BSSN?
The Brighton and Sussex Sexualities Network (BSSN) is an inter-university research network aimed at supporting research and researchers who work on issues of human sexuality within the Universities of Brighton and Sussex and the wider Sussex area.Critical Sexology Seminar: 'Sex Blogging, Gender, and Sexual Subcultures'
5th March 2010, 2.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Organised and chaired by Lisa Downing
Venue: Room 2, People's Palace, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile
End Road, London, E1 4NS.
Speakers:
- Dr Kaye Mitchell (Centre for New Writing, University of Manchester)
"Raunch vs. Prude: Contemporary Sex Blogs and Erotic Memoirs by Women'" - Dr Meg Barker and Prof. Rosalind Gill (Psychology, Open University)
"Sexual Subjectification and 'Bitchy Jones's Diary'" - Kitty Stryker (Sex blogger, author of PurrVersatility ) "'En/forced femme': The Peep Show Experience of Blogging as a Sex Worker"
Discussants:
- Alex Dymock (independent scholar and activist)
- Caroline Walters (Sexuality and Gender Studies, University of Exeter)
The seminar is open to all and entry is free.
There is no need to register your intention to attend with the organisers.
Critical Sexology is an interdisciplinary seminar series organised by Lisa Downing (l.m.downing@exeter.ac.uk), Meg Barker (m.j.barker@open.ac.uk) and Robert Gillett (r.m.gillett@qmul.ac.uk).
For information about forthcoming events, and to join the mailing list, point your browser to: http://www.criticalsexology.org.uk
