Novas pornografias possíveis: análise dos curtas pornográficos “Gender Bender” e “Idolatry”

Abstract

This work aims to analyze how the new ways of thinking about pornography differ from conventional pornography, analyzing the short films Gender Bender, the work of one of the most prominent directors in the field of feminist pornography, Erika Lust, and Idolatry, from alternative pornographic studio FourChambers. As a central objective, I seek to understand which representations and signs the short films evoke, based on a Semiotics methodology. I understand that Erika Lust and FourChambers' pornography is important as a break within the world of conventional pornography, characterized as entertainment for men, made by men. These new pornographies, through different aesthetics, scripts and performances, present a less masculine view and more concerned with representing a more empowering sexuality for women. Thus, it is possible to understand that pornography can have other characteristics and possibilities, and the short films presented reflect a reflective and transforming look of pornography, constructed according to the male gaze.