From flow to float: moving through porn tube sites

Editorial

“…The concept of the 'socio-sexual circuit' enables Koba to explore the networks of connected individuals whose various methods of porn acquisition include commodity purchase and social compacts which translate to free exchange of sexually explicit material. This analysis builds on and expands some of the work on the circulation of pornography already published in this journal; for example, in Arroyo's (2016) and Tziallas' (2016) contributions to our Forum section on pornography and movement, in Hester, Jones, and Taylor-Harman's (2015) 'Giffing a Fuck: Non-narrative pleasures in Participatory Porn Cultures and Female Fandom', and in Joseph Brennan's (2018) 'Microporn in the Digital Media Age: Fantasy Out of Context' published in our last issue. In its focus on race and income in a non-North American and non-European setting and context, alongside the presentation of hard numbers and interview data, Koba expands these discussions into fruitful new territory.…”