Some items may be under copyright. You are responsible for checking Use and Reproduction terms listed for this item (below). By downloading, you agree to the Terms of Use.
Fucking while feminist : gender performativity in feminist and mainstream pornographic films
Creator(s)
Katharine A. Steen
Date
May 6, 2016
Department or Program
Gender Studies
Advisor(s)
Melissa Wilcox
Abstract
This thesis analyzes the role that gender performativity plays in two pornographic films -- Hello, Pool Boy! and Jean Fucking -- and hypothesizes about possible effects of these films on the gender enactment of their viewers. In doing this, it seeks to challenge the notion that feminist pornography necessarily avoids the citation of restrictive gender norms apparent in mainstream pornography.
