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07/13/2018 - 07/14/2018 | Essen

Workshop: “Ethics of Pornography. Porn – Power – Identity”

Pornography is a multi-billion dollar industry feeding myriad consumers, a pervasive aspect of a liberal modern culture, and largely accessible in everyday life. There are plenty of philosophical questions about the real role and value of porn in culture and in our lives, and pornography has indeed been a topic in feminist, legal, and general ethical discussions since at least the 1970s.

In this workshop, while we set special emphasis on feminist topics we also aim to address certain moral dimensions of porn (such as its liberatory and formative role for identities) as well as certain legal aspects of pornography.

Speakers include: Prof. Mari Mikkola (Oxford); Prof. Marcus Stiglegger (Berlin); Prof. Julia Hoernle (London); Dr. Anja Schmidt (Halle-Wittenberg); Dr. Laura Meritt (Berlin).
Discussants: Prof. Corinna Mieth (Bochum); Prof. Garrath Williams (Lancaster)
Chair: Dr. Reza Mosayebi (Bochum)

Programme:
13. July, Friday (14.00)

14.00 – 14.45 Prof. Mari Mikkola (Oxford):
“The Nature of Sex in the PorNo/PorYes Debates”
14.45 – 15.30 Discussion
15.30 – 15.45 Pause

15.45 – 16.30 Prof. Marcus Stiglegger (Berlin):
“Bunny Games’. Transgression and Hybridity in the fusion of
Body Horror and Pornography”
16.30 – 17.15 Discussion

14. July, Saturday (09.15)

09.15 – 10.00 Prof. Julia Hoernle (London):
“Internet Pornography- Legal Censorship, the Law and its (In-)Effectiveness – British Answers to Pornhub & Co”
10.00 – 10.45 Discussion
10.45 – 11.00 Pause

11.00 – 11.45 Dr. Anja Schmidt (Halle-Wittenberg):
“Between Obscenity and Sexual Self-Determination - the German Criminal Law on Pornography“
11.45 – 12.30 Discussion

14. July, Saturday (14.15)
14.15 – 15.00 Dr. Laura Meritt (Berlin):
“Feminist-Fair Pornography”
15.00 – 15.45 Discussion

Discussants:
Prof. Corinna Mieth (Bochum)
Prof. Garrath Williams (Lancaster)
Chair:
Dr. Reza Mosayebi (Bochum)

Attendance & registration:
For attendance, please send an email to maria.klauwer@kwi-nrw.de until the 9th of July.

Information on participating / attending:
Attendance & registration:
For attendance, please send an email to maria.klauwer@kwi-nrw.de until the 9th of July.

Date:

07/13/2018 - 07/14/2018

Registration deadline:

07/09/2018

Event venue:

Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI)
Gartensaal
Goethestraße 31
45128 Essen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany

Target group:

Scientists and scholars, all interested persons

Email address:

Relevance:

transregional, national

Subject areas:

Cultural sciences, Philosophy / ethics, Social studies

Types of events:

Seminar / workshop / discussion

Entry:

07/04/2018

Sender/author:

Miriam Wienhold

Department:

Pressestelle

Event is free:

yes

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event60981


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