Bodies of Work

Rebecca Saunders is Senior Lecturer in Digital Media and Communications at the University of Huddersfield, UK.

• 1. Introduction.- Part I. Digital Labour and the Porn User.- 2. Digital Excess and the Labour of Looking.- 3. Sexual Datafication .-  Part II. Material Labour and Contemporary Pornography .- 4. Sex is Hard Work.- 5. The Labour of Visibility.- 6. Violent Pornography and the 'Frenzy' of Labour. - Part III.  Pornography and Anti-Capitalism.- 7. 'It’s Like Being Paid to Fuck My Girlfriend’: Alternative Pornographies and Unalienated Labour.- 8. Interventionist Pornography.- Epilogue.

“Saunders has meticulously researched her subject and draws on history, sociology, literature, and media theory to develop her theoretical arguments. … Her unflinching eye and theoretical contemplation and innovation are impressive.” (Natasha Mulvihill, Affilia, March 21, 2022)