Polly Barton: Porn
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When
Wednesday, 23 Aug 2023, 06:30pm - 07:30pm
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Past event
Let’s talk about porn. Join writer and literary translator Polly Barton as she interrogates the absence of discussion around this ubiquitous topic, and its influence on our daily lives.
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About the Event
In Porn: An Oral History, British writer and literary translator Polly Barton investigates how we talk about porn. Via a series of candid, intimate interviews, Barton surveys habits, attitudes and hang-ups; considers the ethics and aesthetics of porn; and explores shifting notions of fantasies, fetish and desire.
Joining journalist and author Jenny Valentish in conversation at the Wheeler Centre, Barton will take audiences through her year of intimate interviews for a thought-provoking and joyfully frank exploration of porn, sexuality and enduring taboos.
This event will discuss mature themes and is recommended for audiences 18+
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About the book
The bookseller for this event is Neighbourhood Books.
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Join us for Broadly Speaking – a series of deep dives into feminism and gender. Featuring brilliant local and international feminist thinkers talking culture, media, matriarchy, law, health, sex, sovereignty and more.
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Polly Barton is a Japanese literary translator. Her translations include Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda, There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura, and Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki. She won the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize for Fifty Sounds. She lives i... Read more
Jenny Valentish’s fourth book, Everything Harder Than Everyone Else, explores the fine line between hedonism and endurance, including the feats of porn stars. It seemed like the natural follow-up to her Walkley-nominated book about addiction and impulsivity, Woman of Substances – in part a m... Read more
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