Porn Work, Heather Berg Dissertation Final
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara Porn Work: Adult Film at the Point of Production A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Feminist Studies by Heather R. Berg Committee in charge: Professor Leila Rupp, Co-chair Professor Mireille Miller-Young, Co-chair Professor Eileen Boris Professor Constance Penley June 2016 The dissertation of Heather R. Berg is approved _____________________________________________ Eileen Boris _____________________________________________ Constance Penley _____________________________________________ Leila Rupp, Co-Chair _____________________________________________ Mireille Miller-Young, Co-Chair June 2016 Porn Work: Adult Film at the Point of Production Copyright © 2016 by Heather R. Berg iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am deeply grateful for the support and solidarity that have sustained and inspired me throughout this process. Often, when new scholars I meet ask who my mentors are, and I tell them, they exclaim, “you’re so lucky!” It’s true. Warm thanks to Leila Rupp for her generosity of spirit, unflagging support, and bone-dry wit. Guiding me through questions ranging from how to respond to a reader’s report to which shoes to wear to a porn convention, Leila has been here every step of the way. Her remarkable talent for sympathetic reading has changed the way I think and write, all while making space for me to take intellectual risks and embrace unpopular politics. Leila writes with the grace she brings to mentoring, and I hope to tell stories the way she does when I grow up. Mireille Miller-Young has been a steadfast advocate and mentor throughout this process. Her groundbreaking work on porn labor drew me to UCSB, and her commitment to interviewees as “critical knowledge producers” continues to inspire me.
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