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Let's Talk About Sex: Sexuality, Sex Work, and Ethics in the Archives

Conference: ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2024
08/15/2024: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
201 
Panel Discussion 
Hilton Chicago and Livestreamed 

Session Abstract

"Porn's appeal lies partly in its lack of respectability, whereas archives are nothing if not respectable…If porn is juicy, then the archive is dry as dust," writes Tim Dean in Porn Archives. If archives are boring and sexless, then how should archivists handle sexually explicit materials in the archives? Hear community archivist and sex worker perspectives on the particular ethical considerations that processing and accessing materials about sexuality and sex work pose in the archives.

Topic/Title of Individual Presentation

Olivia Newsome: Sex and Marginalized Sexualities: Descriptive Best Practices
Mel Leverich: Collecting and Describing Collections with Personal Sexualities
Amalia V.: Sex Worker Ephemera: Privacy and Ethics around collecting materials on Sex Work
MJ Tom: Sex Worker Archives: Privacy and Ethics around collecting materials on Sex Work 

Proposals


Session Chair

Olivia Newsome, Barnard College Archives

Co-Presenter(s)

Mel Leverich, The Leather Archives & Museum
Amalia Valentine, N/A
MJ Tom, N/A

Moderator

Olivia Newsome, Barnard College Archives

Presentation Format

Hybrid
ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2024