Sex On Screen: Women, Technology and Sexualization

多年来，女性性行为的表现一直是一个重要的公共辩论领域，也是政治活动的焦点，在关键时刻成为女权主义本身的象征。在当今的大环境下，女性对性的兴趣前所未有的说法已经变得司空见惯。性产品正积极地向新的女性受众推销，面向女性的性用品商店也在激增。情色艺术，如钢管舞、情色写作和先进的性技巧构成了班级、派对和其他有组织的女性活动的基础。情色文学已经成为一种女性体裁，据说女性越来越多地消费色情作品。对女性来说，一系列更主流的媒体文本和休闲活动也越来越性感化；在广告和杂志文化，在电视剧和新兴的性咨询行业。新媒体和通信技术的发展使各种性材料前所未有地触手可及，此外，还为网络性行为等性接触提供了新的、安全的空间。有人认为，这种安全的途径对那些在过去积极的性兴趣受到限制、污名化和经常受到惩罚的妇女来说尤其重要。这个项目关注的是女性在“camgirl”和别针网站、聊天室、讨论板和性网站上表达和表现性行为的方式。因此，它代表了该领域工作的重大贡献，并为未来的研究铺平了道路。这项研究的结果将对媒体和传播研究以及性别和性研究的学者和学生有价值。它对政策制定者、妇女组织和对新媒体感兴趣的公众也有价值。

For years, the representation of women's sexuality has been an area of significant public debate and a focus for political activism, becoming at key moments emblematic of feminism itself. In the contemporary climate, claims that women are interested in sex as never before have become commonplace. Sex products are aggressively marketed to a new female audience and sex shops for women are proliferating. Erotic arts such as pole dancing, erotic writing and advanced sexual techniques form the basis of classes, parties and other organized activities for women. Erotica has become established as a women's genre and it is claimed that women increasingly consume pornography. A range of more mainstream media texts and leisure activities are also increasingly sexualized for women; in advertizing and magazine culture, in television drama and in the burgeoning sex advice industry. Developments in new media and communication technologies have made all kinds of sexual materials accessible as never before, and in addition, have provided new, safe spaces for sexual encounters such as cybersex. It has been argued that this safe access is of particular significance for women for whom active sexual interest has in the past been restricted, stigmatized and often punished.This project focuses on the ways in which women represent and perform sexuality online in 'camgirl' and pin up sites, chat rooms, discussion boards and sex sites. It therefore represents a major contribution to work in this area and paves the way for future study. The outcomes of this research will be of value to academics and students in media and communication studies and in gender and sexuality studies. It will also be of value to policymakers, women's organizations and the general public interested in new media.