An Interview with Ariane Cruz

Intellect eBooks 2026 Book chapter

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Authors: Marilia Kaisar
DOI: 10.1386/9781835952085_17
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Abstract

This chapter presents an interview with Ariane Cruz, associate professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Penn State University. She is the author of The Color of Kink: Black Women, BDSM, and Pornography (New York University Press, 2016). Topics include Cruz’s academic journey to her research topics; research methodologies; Black feminist sexuality; her theory of the “politics of perversion”; kink and race play; and the future of porn studies.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Sexuality Behavior and Technology Gender Feminism and Media Posthumanist Ethics and Activism

Publication details

Journal / source
Intellect eBooks
Pages
240–248
Publication date
8 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter