Lesbian sex independent of patriarchal gratification

"Together we are changing the rules of pornography." This is what the burgeoning (queer) feminist porn scene promises. But according to what rules does pornography work? And to what extent are new porn makers trying to break with the usual norms and forms of representation? On the one hand, pornography stands for female objectification, male-dominated pleasure images and gender stigmatization. On the other hand, it stands for sexual self-empowerment, sex positivism and the expression of one's own sexuality independent of social norms. Female homosexuality in particular moves in a separate field of tension, which this work is dedicated to. Sadie Lune's The MILF Next Door is an exemplary approach to the emerging queer-feminist porn movement. In direct comparison to mainstream pornography, structural viewing habits, social leitmotifs and hierarchical structures are questioned. The analysis always moves in front of the special intention that pornography combines like no other medium: the experience of lust, excitement and sexual (self-)gratification.

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• Title: Lesbian sex independent of patriarchal gratification
• Subtitle: On the depiction and representation of female homosexuality in queer feminist pornography
• Author: Fabienne Woelki
• Edition: 1st edition
• Cover photo: © dvulikaia - stock.adobe.com
• University: University of Bayreuth
• Grade: 1.0
• Released: 01/15/2021
• Subject: media studies
• Product Type: Book (Hardcover)
• Product type: Bachelor's thesis
• Language: German
• Binding: Softcover (paperback)
• Dimensions: 21.0 x 14.8 cm (DIN A5)
• Scope: 80 pages
• Condition: New (wrapped in foil)
• Keywords: gender images, heteronormativity, heterosexuality, homosexuality, ideal images, internet pornography, internet pornographic short films, lesbianism, lesbian, lesbian desire, LGBT, LGBTQ+, mainstream pornography, male gaze, online sex, pornhub, pornhub Asian, pornhub lesbian, pornography, pornographic Forms of representation, queer, queer feminist, queer feminist pornography, female lust

Author

Fabienne Woelki, born in Bielefeld in 1994, studied theater and media studies with English in Bayreuth. There she focused in particular on media-related gender and queer studies as well as intersectionality. She makes her publication debut with “Lesbian Sex Independent of Patriarchal Satisfaction”. Today, Woelki lives and works in Copenhagen, where she is pursuing a master's degree in Cognition and Communication at Københavns Universitet.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Theoretical reflections on sexuality and gender images
2.1 Heteronormativity
2.2 Mulvey's theory of the male gaze
2.3 The female gender role and its staging
2.4 Female homosexuality in a heteronormized society

3 Pornography and its contextualization
3.1 On the general understanding of pornography
3.2 The importance of authenticity for the porn film
3.3 The subgenres of lesbian mainstream pornography and queer-feminist pornography
3.3. 1 Historical development and derivation of the pornographic subgenres
3.3.2 The lesbian mainstream pornography
3.3.3 The queer feminist pornography

4 Sadie Lune's queer feminist porn short versus mainstream pornography

5 Conclusion

Bibliography

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