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Jane Austen and the case for extreme porn

The seminar was reported in the Times on Saturday 17 March 2007 – read the report!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1527806.ece

Policing Porn

Read the interview with Clare McGlynn about the seminar and the proposals in the Northern Echo.

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/search/display.var.1254485.0.policing_porn.php

Extreme Pornography on Radio 4's Women's Hour

Durham Law Professor, Clare McGlynn, talks to Jenni Murray about the Government's proposals to criminalise the possession of extreme pornography.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/03/2007_13_tue.shtml

The study of naked truths hits a brick wall

In a world where adult movie-makers direct pop videos and Playboy-branded goods are sold in the Argos catalogue, pornography is pervasive.  But despite the ubiquity of an industry estimated to be worth £1 billion in the UK alone and the "pornographication" [sic] of mainstream culture, when it comes to porn we face a glaring knowledge gap because it remains a no-go area for most academics.
 
http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/law/news/Clare%20McGlynn%20in%20Times%20Higher.pdf