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(Content Warning) There will be a lot of discussion about gay sex and pornography...you've been warned!

Andrew first saw Tim Dean's name when he was an undergrad at Kean University and encountered a book called "Unlimited Intimacy: Reflections on the Subculture of Barebacking." That was 10 years ago and now Andrew is virtually sitting down with Dr. Tim Dean to revisit his iconic book on gay men engaging in condomless sex and representations of it in gay pornography, specifically Treasure Island Media! As Tim explains, he is not necessarily a queer studies scholar but a sex scholar. Don't worry, he'll explain the distinction in the interview. Andrew asks what the difference is between Porn Studies and Sex Studies and asks whether these academic fields are growing or shrinking at the university level?

Tim then reflects on his 1995 essay "On the Eve of a Queer Future" and explains why Leo Bersani's 1987 essay "Is the Rectum a Grave?" deeply influenced his discussion about the newly emerging field of queer studies. For all of you gay pornography fans, Tim dissects Paul Morris, founder of Treasure Island Media's early amateur porn films and Andrew wants to know why this aesthetic so appeals to Tim? And they leave you on the edge of your seats since Tim is about to open up about what Andrew describes as a 2023 renaissance of the male nude body...Part 2 comes out on Saturday!

Read more about Tim's work and see all of his publications here: https://english.illinois.edu/directory/profile/dean

Get your hands on "Unlimited Intimacy" here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/U/bo6485469.html

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