One man’s private collection of Victorian pornography is now an important historical source.
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The College Roots of Hugh Hefner and Playboy
A college humor magazine, Shaft, documents Hugh Hefner’s first forays into commercializing sex.
Porno Chic and the Sex Wars: A Roundtable on the Politics of Sexual Representations in the 1970s – Part 2
What can pornography’s history tell us about its basic appeal?
Discovering Sex in the Civil War
Surrounded by death, Civil War soldiers found pleasure and fraternity in sharing erotic pictures and prints.
Porno Chic and the Sex Wars: A Roundtable on the Politics of Sexual Representations in the 1970s – Part 1
“Porno chic” culture of the 1970s provided an opportunity to embrace—or challenge—the sexual revolution.
CFP: Histories of “Smut,” “Porn” and “Obscenity”
How do we historicize the production, consumption and circulation of sexual images and texts?
Archives of Desire: Debbie Does Death
Even in death a Republican-appointed judge wanted to be remembered for his stance against pornography.