TY - JOUR
T1 - Going to bed with a camera
T2 - On the visualization of sexuality and the production of knowledge
AU - Schwarz, Ori
PY - 2010/11
Y1 - 2010/11
N2 - Many sexual encounters are nowadays photographed by the participants. The article examines the photographed sex in the historical contexts of the visualization of sexuality, pleasure and desire, and the new norms of photographed self-documentation. Based on research conducted in Israel, I show that photographed sex produces not only new sorts of pleasure, but also knowledge: about one's self, partner, sexuality and relationship. This 'objective' visual knowledge is often privileged over subjective, haptic knowledge. Photography also introduces new peformativities, and encourages borrowing from media-representations of sex and rational self-improvement.
AB - Many sexual encounters are nowadays photographed by the participants. The article examines the photographed sex in the historical contexts of the visualization of sexuality, pleasure and desire, and the new norms of photographed self-documentation. Based on research conducted in Israel, I show that photographed sex produces not only new sorts of pleasure, but also knowledge: about one's self, partner, sexuality and relationship. This 'objective' visual knowledge is often privileged over subjective, haptic knowledge. Photography also introduces new peformativities, and encourages borrowing from media-representations of sex and rational self-improvement.
KW - knowledge
KW - photography
KW - pleasure
KW - porn
KW - reflexivity
KW - sexuality
KW - video
KW - visual culture
KW - visualization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78649661840&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1367877910376581
DO - 10.1177/1367877910376581
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AN - SCOPUS:78649661840
SN - 1367-8779
VL - 13
SP - 637
EP - 656
JO - International Journal of Cultural Studies
JF - International Journal of Cultural Studies
IS - 6
ER -