1. ANNA
ARROWSMITH
PHD
CONTACT:
(626)
354
4910
–
ANNAIARROWSMITH@GMAIL.COM
BRITISH
NATIONAL
WITH
PERMANENT
RESIDENT
STATUS
AND
GREEN
CARD
FOR
THE
USA,
ABLE
TO
WORK
WITHOUT
RESTRICTION
IN
THE
USA
AND
EUROPEAN
UNION.
EDUCATION
University
of
Sussex,
East
Sussex,
UK.
PhD
Gender
Studies
2010
-­‐
2014
Rethinking
Misogyny:
Men’s
Perceptions
of
Female
Power
in
Dating
Relationships
Birkbeck
University,
London,
UK.
M.A.
Philosophy
2004
-­‐
2006
The
Practical
Ethics
of
the
Age
of
Sexual
Consent
Central
St
Martin’s
School
of
Art,
London,
UK
B.A.
(Hons)
Fine
Art
(Film
&
Video)
1995
-­‐
1998
Towards
a
New
Pornography.
Areas
of
interest:
The
female
gaze,
pornography.
ABOUT
MY
RESEARCH:
Soon
to
be
published
in
September
2015
by
Ashgate
Publishing
and
described
by
them
as
a
“path-­‐breaking
book”,
the
edited
version
of
my
PhD
research
explores
the
role
of
men’s
subjective
accounts
of
interactions
with
the
women
they
date,
especially
with
reference
to
whether
they
experience
women
to
have
power
in
dating
relationships.
It
comprises
a
qualitative
analysis
of
the
responses
gained
from
semi-­‐
structured
interviews
conducted
with
20
British
men
and
10
Pick
Up
Artists
(men
who
attend
classes
to
learn
how
to
increase
their
confidence
when
dating
women)
all
aged
21-­‐40,
as
well
as
with
7
Pick
up
Artist
trainers
and
some
specialists
in
masculinities,
for
contextualization
purposes.
I
analyze
the
interviewees’
responses
in
order
to
explore
how
the
men
position
themselves
within
the
gender
and
dating
discourses
that
are
available
to
them.
The
effects
of
what
Ulrich
Beck
described
as
‘individualism’
and
the
use
of
‘constructed
certitude’
are
explored,
as
is
how
the
men
deal
with
conflicting
ideas
borne
out
of
living
in
an
age
when
ideals
from
both
hegemonic
and
inclusive
masculinities
co-­‐exist.
Whether
men
acknowledge
their
own
insecurities
or
whether
they
focus
on
perceived
external
triggers,
such
as
female
culpability,
and
whether
men
respond
to
insecurities
by
focusing
on
an
active
process
of
overcoming
them
(thus
remaining
inside
hegemonic
ideals),
is
also
a
focus.
I
conclude
that
we
cannot
dismiss
men’s
perceptions
of
female
power
in
dating
as
mistaken,
as
has
been
argued,
yet
we
must
steer
a
clear
line
away
from
more
emotive
responses
by
some
such
as
men’s
rights
activists
in
the
media
and
online
that
focus
solely
on
male
insecurities
at
the
cost
of
female
disempowerment.
If
men's
realities
include
perceptions
of
female
power,
then
their
un/willingness
to
relinquish
‘more’
power
needs
to
be
understood
if
equality
between
the
sexes
is
to
be
increased.
My
research
provides
a
way
to
incorporate
male
words
in
such
a
way
that
will
open
up
debate
around
men’s
perceptions
of
female
power
in
a
more
useful
way
than
is
most
often
the
case
in
the
media
and
academy.

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ARROWSMITH
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TEACHING
AND
DEBATING
EXPERIENCE
I
have
delivered
lectures
and
partaken
in
debates
in
various
universities,
both
in
the
UK
and
abroad
over
the
past
15
years
regarding
my
PhD
research
as
well
as
the
gendered,
ethical
and
political
issues
surrounding
my
career
as
an
adult
filmmaker.
These
include
Oxford
University,
Cambridge
University,
Manchester
University,
Malmo
University
(Sweden),
Sunderland
University,
University
of
Kent,
University
College
Dublin,
Edinburgh
University,
Glasgow
University,
St
Andrews
University,
Scotland
and
University
of
Kent
at
Canterbury.
I
have
also
participated
in
numerous
discussion
panels
and
given
presentations
in
film
and
culture
festivals
worldwide
including
Oslo,
Amsterdam,
Turku
(Finland),
Maratea
(Italy),
Berlin,
Canada,
Manchester
and
London.
Alongside
this
I
have
attended
numerous
academic
conferences
that
focus
on
various
aspects
of
gender,
sexuality
and
culture
in
the
past
five
years.
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Easy
on
the
Eye
Productions/Endurance
Media
Feminist
Adult
Film
Director/CEO
1998
–
2010
Under
the
pseudonym
Anna
Span
I
have
written,
directed
and
produced
over
250
professionally
released
scenes
and
spearheaded
a
feminist
porn
awareness
campaign
which
successfully
changed
public
perceptions
of
women
in
the
adult
industries
as
consumers,
producers
and
performers.
Awards
Won:
Services
to
the
Industry
-­‐
Shafta
Awards,
by
Television
X,
London
(2013)
Indie
Porn
Pioneer
(2007)
and
Best
Bi-­‐movie
(2011)
–
Feminist
Porn
Awards,
Toronto
Best
Politician
The
Erotic
Awards,
London
(2010)
Best
British
Film
Brand
–
Erotic
Trade
Only,
The
UK
adult
trade
magazine
(2009)
Best
Director
(won
twice,
2007
and
2008),
Best
Softcore
Production,
Best
Reality
Programme
–
UK
Adult
Film
and
TV
Awards
(2007)
Silver
-­‐
FICEB
Awards,
Spain
(2003)
FURTHER
ACHIEVEMENTS
2015
–
I
was
chosen
to
be
a
peer
reviewer
for
the
academic
journal
Gender
&
Society,
published
by
Sage
2014
–
I
was
chosen
to
be
a
peer
reviewer
for
the
academic
journal
Porn
Studies,
published
by
Routledge
2009
-­‐
I
launched
a
film
production
label
to
encourage
other
budding
female
adult
directors
called
Women
Love
Porn.
2009
-­‐
I
was
successful
in
overturning
the
British
Board
of
Film
Classification’s
ban
on
images
of
female
ejaculation.
2006
–
We
were
the
first
company
to
show
explicit
parity
of
representation
between
the
sexes
in
soft-­‐core
productions
2001
–
My
company
was
key
to
the
introduction
of
safe
industry
health
screening
in
the
UK

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ARROWSMITH
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WeConsent.org
Campaigner/Site
Owner
2012
–
to
date
I
set
up
WeConsent.org
to
campaign
for
a
greater
public
understanding
of
members
of
the
various
erotic
industries
(including
the
adult
film
industry,
lap
dancing,
sex
work,
sex
shop
workers,
adult
TV
workers).
The
site
offers
a
source
of
information
for
researchers,
journalists,
policy
makers,
industry
members
and
the
public
to
speak
to
erotic
workers
directly
and
to
read
academic
and
journalistic
articles
about
the
issues
that
faces
the
workers
in
these
industries.
The
aim
of
the
site
being
to
provide
a
resource
for
interested
parties
to
debate
the
relevant
issues
in
a
more
nuanced
and
complex
way
than
is
often
available.
The
Adult
Industry
Trade
Association
Chair
2008-­‐2010
I
was
appointed
as
Chair
of
the
UK
trade
association
for
the
UK’s
erotic
industries
for
two
years
until
I
stood
down
to
allow
time
to
study
my
PhD.
This
position
involved
reconciling
necessarily
opposing
entities
within
the
industry
(such
as
buyers
and
sellers
of
products)
and
maintaining
a
public
presence
in
the
media
and
the
wider
industry.
This
role
involved
chairing
meetings
and
public
discussions
and
keeping
control
of
all
campaigns
undertaken.
I
have
developed
considerable
social
and
diplomatic
skills
through
my
various
roles
throughout
my
career,
especially
with
young
people
and
am
very
confident
of
my
ability
to
work
well
with
different
types
of
people
and
in
different
contexts.
The
Liberal
Democrats
Parliamentary
Candidate
2010
In
2010
I
became
the
first
member
of
the
adult
industry
to
run
for
parliament
campaigning
on
issues
of
equality,
especially
the
rights
of
women
and
young
people.
I
spearheaded
a
successful
publicity
campaign,
which
included
coverage
in
every
major
newspaper
including
The
Times
in
which
I
appeared
on
the
front
page
and
was
interviewed
at
length.
Whilst
I
did
not
win
the
marginal
Conservative/Labour
seat,
I
did
increase
the
number
of
votes
in
the
area
for
the
party
by
30%
on
the
previous
election’s
results.
Running
for
election
brought
me
into
contact
with
a
broad
range
of
people
and
taught
me
a
wealth
of
social
skills,
which
proved
invaluable
during
my
subsequent
academic
research.
MEDIA
COVERAGE
As
part
of
my
overall
intention
to
change
public
attitudes
around
both
gender
and
sexuality,
I
have
been
interviewed
about
my
research
or
my
work
in
every
national
newspaper
and
women’s
magazine
in
the
UK
as
well
as
others
from
Germany,
Spain,
France,
Norway,
South
Africa,
Brazil
and
Australia.
Media
appearances
include
every
major
BBC
Radio
channel
and
several
BBC
and
commercial
local
channels
including
appearing
on
Woman’s
Hour
(twice),
PM,
The
Today
Programme,
Broadcasting
House,
This
Morning,
Esther,
The
Lorraine
Kelly
Show,
Sky
News
and
Newsnight.
I
have
appeared
on
all
of
the
major
terrestrial
TV
channels
including
Channels
4
&
5
who
both
aired
two
different,
one-­‐hour

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ARROWSMITH
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documentaries
about
my
work
as
the
face
of
feminist
pornography.
I
wrote
a
weekly
article
about
the
adult
industry
for
The
Sport
national
newspaper
for
12
months
in
2008/2009.
In
October
2014
I
was
chosen
as
one
of
100
Women
by
the
BBC
World
Service
to
represent
and
debate
current
gender
issues
worldwide,
including
as
part
of
a
panel
on
stage
that
discussed
the
current
state
of
feminism
and
gender
equality.
My
film
work
has
been
written
about
by
academics
and
cultural
theorists
such
as
Prof
Clarissa
Smith,
Dr
Anne
Sabo
and
CD
Alexandersen;
by
international
safe
sex
educators
Anne
Philpott
and
Wendy
Knerr
and
by
industry
professionals
such
as
Violet
Blue,
Gerrie
Lim
and
Xavier
Mendick.
PUBLICATIONS
AND
PAPERS
Rethinking
Misogyny:
Men’s
Perceptions
of
Female
Power
in
Dating
Relationships
Sep
2015
The
edited
version
of
my
PhD
thesis
is
to
be
published
through
Ashgate
Publishing.
My
Pornographic
Development
A
chapter
on
my
aesthetic
philosophy,
published
in
the
book
Pornographic
Art
&
The
Aesthetics
of
Pornography
available
through
Palgrave
Macmillan
2013
Erotic
Home
Video
(now
known
as
Shoot
Your
Own
Adult
Home
Movies)
2003
A
manual
for
non-­‐professionals
to
learn
how
to
make
adult
movies
at
home.
To
date
it
has
sold
over
22,000
copies.
FURTHER
INFORMATION
Website
Resources:
For
more
about
my
research
and
myself
please
visit:
www.annaarrowsmith.com
where
you
can
find
examples
of
my
press
http://annaarrowsmith.com/press/
and
video
http://annaarrowsmith.com/videos/
work.
For
more
information
about
WeConsent.org:
http://www.weconsent.org/pages/about
For
more
information
about
my
film
work:
www.annaspansdiary.com