Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies

Sexual Representation Collection Annual Speaker Series

Not offered 2023/24.

This speaker series was an annual lecture which ran from 2018 to 2023, given by an esteemed scholar who is recognized for their research as it relates to pornography and/or representations of sexuality, and works to highlight the Bonham Centre’s Sexual Representation Collection, Canada’s largest university-based collection of pornography.

2022-2023

Juana María Rodríguez

The Amazing Past of Adela Vazquez

Poster of jewel tone red and blue feathers with event details included, along with a profile photo of Juana María Rodríguez and a photo of Adela Vazquez posing on a couch.

2021-22

Ariane Cruz and Nguyen Tan Hoang

Sex in the Archives

Poster for Sex in the Archives, featuring two images of the archive boxes as if they are on a film negative. The speakers names, titles for their talks, and date and time for the event are underneath.

2019-20

Mireille Miller-Young

The Black Erotic Archive

2018-19 

Peter Alilunas

Closed (To the Profane) Due to Pressure from the Morality Squad: The Cinema 2000, Porn Studies, and Cultural Consecration