Consent and Online Erotica
Presentation Type
Event
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Emma Howes
Major
English
Presentation Abstract
The purpose of this research is to understand the way in which online anonymously written erotic fiction depicts consent. Three to five pieces of this genre will be examined and analyzed to see if the characters are engaging in enthusiastic sexual consent, and how that changes each piece. Enthusiastic consent will be based off the Planned Parenthood FRIES acronym (freely-given, reversible, informed, enthusiastic, specific). Specifically, the fiction will be from the website literotica.com. Online erotica is something many people enjoy but that is largely understudied and ignored as a whole. As well, enthusiastic consent is rarely depicted as erotic in mainstream sexual media, which can make it difficult for others to view it as such. Hopefully, an understanding of how consent is depicted in erotica can make it easier to understand how consent works in the real world. This a pilot for a much larger study into the genre.
Location
Brittain Hall, Room 112
Start Date
17-4-2019 3:10 PM
End Date
17-4-2019 3:30 PM
Disciplines
English Language and Literature
Recommended Citation
Douglass, Courtney, "Consent and Online Erotica" (2019). Undergraduate Research Competition. 17.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2019/oral/17
Consent and Online Erotica
Brittain Hall, Room 112
The purpose of this research is to understand the way in which online anonymously written erotic fiction depicts consent. Three to five pieces of this genre will be examined and analyzed to see if the characters are engaging in enthusiastic sexual consent, and how that changes each piece. Enthusiastic consent will be based off the Planned Parenthood FRIES acronym (freely-given, reversible, informed, enthusiastic, specific). Specifically, the fiction will be from the website literotica.com. Online erotica is something many people enjoy but that is largely understudied and ignored as a whole. As well, enthusiastic consent is rarely depicted as erotic in mainstream sexual media, which can make it difficult for others to view it as such. Hopefully, an understanding of how consent is depicted in erotica can make it easier to understand how consent works in the real world. This a pilot for a much larger study into the genre.