UNLV Special Collections and Archives and the UNLV College of Liberal Arts Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies invite you to attend the launch event, sponsored by the Erotic Heritage Museum, for our new collecting area, Sexual Entertainment and Economies. The event will include an afternoon symposium, and evening reception and discussion with the donors of the inaugural collection, Shar Rednour and Jackie Strano.

Afternoon Symposium

Sexual Entertainment and Economies: 21st Century Issues and Approaches

Location: Beverly Rogers Literature & Law Building, Room 101

Welcome – 1 p.m.

Speakers

• Sarah Quigley, Director, Special Collections & Archives, UNLV Libraries
• Lynn Comella, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies, UNLV College of Liberal Arts

Sex Worker Rights: Representation, Research, and Resistance in the Age of FOSTA/SESTA – 1:15 p.m.

Speakers

• Barb Brents, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, UNLV College of Liberal Arts
• Em Coombes, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Sociology, UNLV College of Liberal Arts
• Lotus Lain, Performer, activist, and Industry Relations Advocate for the Free Speech Coalition
• Jessie Sage, Sex worker, writer, and podcaster

Studying Adult Entertainment: Politics, Practice, and Pedagogy – 3 p.m.

Speakers

• Peter Alilunas, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Cinema Studies, University of Oregon
• Lynn Comella, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies, UNLV College of Liberal Arts
• Constance Penley, Ph.D., Professor of Film and Media Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Mireille Miller-Young, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara

Love Letters from San Francisco: SIR Video, Sex Positivity, and 1990s Queer Cultural Production

Location: Goldfield Room, Lied Library

Reception – 6 p.m. 

Complimentary refreshments will be provided.

Shar Rednour and Jackie Strano in Conversation with Lynn Comella – 6:30 p.m.

Audience Q&A will follow the discussion.