My own parenthesis on Nymph()maniac
Imagine a film in which everything is supposed to be explicit and, yet, the most implicit thing is its intention: a story will be explicitly narrated and explicitly emptied [...]
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Adidas dreams about Brazilian sex… all day by Dr. Anna Volk
This week, two of the t-shirts presented by Adidas were removed from the market for promoting sexual tourism in the country which will host the World Cup, or at least for [...]
A letter to that son
A letter to that son, still about porn Dear boy, I read the letter your mother sent you regarding porn, and I am using the fact she made it public to write to you just to [...]
A review of Mich Masoch’s “Lina & Nate Series” by Anna B Volk
In times of literary pseudo-erotic nonsense, when the concepts of bondage, SM and discipline are being sold to be lightly consumed as the newest sexual fad, one could [...]
Why I have been MIA – and other porn stuff…. Anna B Volk
It has been nearly three months since I last updated this site, but apart from the whole end-of-the-year shenanigans I have very, very good excuses. This pornscholar left [...]
By Anna B. Volk
Last month I noticed how much I talk about pornography when a friend complained about the monochromatic tone of my conversations: “Not everything is about [...]
Elegant Angels’ Dare (2012): an invitation
The controversy surrounding Elegant Angel’s release Dare (2012) seems to center around Dani Daniels’ crossing towards boy/girl pornography. The film has raised [...]
Graham Travis’ Wasteland: the ultimate silence by Anna B. Volk 9.21.12
Poi s’ascose nel foco che gli affina. Then he hid himself in the fire that purifies them. - Dante’s Purgatorio, Canto XXVI 148 One can never approach a wasteland [...]
Fifty Shades by porn scholar by Anna B. Volk 8.18.12
‘‘Now punish me!’ she said, turning up her eyes to him with the hopeless defiance of the sparrow’s gaze [...]
On Brazilian porn by Anna B. Volk 8.2.12
On Brazilian porn (part 1) Many thanks to Christian Madsen, without whom this article would still be a draft. If you are a woman, just mutter the words “I am Brazilian” [...]