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Sex Industry Workers and Feminism

Published January 7, 2009 at 5:00 AM PST

Lynn Comella, Prof of Women's Studies, UNLV

Barb Brents, Sociologist, UNLV

Robert Jensen, Prof of Journalism, UT Austin, and author, Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity

Gail Dines, Prof of Sociology and Women's Studies, Wheelock College, and author, Pornography: The Production and Consumption of Inequality

... on whether pornography and the big money it generates helps or hurts women in light of the Adult Entertainment Expo set to open at the Las Vegas Sands this week.

Links

  • AVN's Adult Entertainment Expo
  • Contexts: "It's Sexy. It's Big Business and it's Not just for Men" - Subscription required to read Lynn Comella's article
  • Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity
  • Pornography: The Production and Consumption of Inequality
  • UNLV's Sociology Dept
  • UNLV's Women's Studies Dept
  • UT Austin: Robert Jensen
  • Wheelock College: Gail Dines

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