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February 18, 2014

Kelly Shibari to Address UC Santa Barbara Students Tomorrow

SANTA BARBARA, CA—Multiple-award-winning BBW adult star and sexual figurehead for chubby Asian girls everywhere, Kelly Shibari, will address students at University of California–Santa Barbara, Wednesday, February 19. Kelly will be speaking with students of the Feminist Studies 151AE class entitled, “Race and Sex: Bodies, Identities, and History,” taught by Professor Mireille Miller-Young, Ph.D. "I'm honored to have been asked by Dr. Miller-Young to share my experiences with her UCSB students," said Kelly. "I'm looking forward to starting a dialogue regarding Asian stereotypes and how they relate to sexuality over history. I hope that my personal experience as someone born and raised in Japan, and then moving to the U.S. when I was 16, shaped my understanding of American sexual stereotypes in regards to Asians, particularly those of Japanese origin, as well as how current modern pornography and feminist trends have shaped some of those concepts in the new millennium.” The “Race and Sex: Bodies, Identities, and History” class serves as a launching pad for inquiry into a range of themes significant to sexuality studies today. Topics covered include sexual identity and relations impacted by race, gender, class and sexual orientation; the role of technology and cultural production in shaping the meaning of sex and race; and social, economic, and political formations influencing the instantiation of sexual knowledge and practices. Focusing mainly on the U.S., but also gesturing to Western and global formations, the class investigates the rise of modern racial-ized sexuality through sociocultural history, postmodernism and cultural studies, and feminist and queer theory. This course, designed as a senior seminar, focuses on preparing students for advanced research and graduate training in the emergent scholarly field of sexuality studies. Kelly Shibari’s presentation may be attended only by those enrolled in the Feminist Studies 151AE class; it is not open to the public.  “I am thrilled to welcome Kelly Shibari to my class,” stated Dr. Mireille Miller-Young. “Kelly is wicked smart, as well as talented, and I know the students will learn a great deal from her. Our class focuses on the intersection of race and sexuality in American culture; we are very interested in the experiences of women of color in the adult entertainment industry. Kelly offers a strong voice for Asian-American women in the industry, and she has the authority to speak about issues of size and the relationship between the emergent genre of feminist porn and the mainstream.” “In addition, she is someone at the forefront of social media networking for the porn industry," Dr. Miller-Young continued. "We feel she would address the students’ questions about how porn works in the digital age, issues of marketing and promotion for performers, and the new modes of ownership and distribution for adult products. UCSB has a long tradition of doing research on the adult entertainment industry 90 miles to our south and of welcoming industry experts to our classes. We are excited to have Kelly Shibari join us for what will be an important conversation.” In addition to speaking at numerous adult and mainstream conventions on the use of social media as a marketing and branding tool for the adult industry, including AVN, Inbound Marketing Summit and BlogWorldExpo, Kelly is also passionate about introducing body-positive messages into the media spotlight. Her article on plus-size sexuality and pornography on Jane Pratt’s SAY MEDIA site, xojane, was one of its most popular articles. Kelly currently co-hosts Blame It On Ginger, a live broadcast with adult industry legend Ginger Lynn, every Tuesday from 4–6 p.m. PST/7–9 p.m. EST, broadcast on the SkidRowStudios Radio Network. Awarded 2013 BBW Performer of the Year by both Exxxotica and the 21st Annual NightMoves Awards, Kelly Shibari is a prolific producer, director, writer, and performer. Her self-titled, self-produced, and self-marketed project, Kelly Shibari Is Overloaded, was nominated for AVN awards as well as a Feminist Porn Award, and garnered a NightMoves Best BBW Release award. Kelly recently made sexy pop culture media site Fleshbot’s Top Ten Crush Object List for 2013, which includes superstar adult performers Bonnie Rotten and Asa Akira, as well as mainstream icons Miley Cyrus, Tina Fey, Emily Ratajkowski, and Lizzy Caplan. Holding the distinct honor of being the only plus-sized performer ever molded for a Fleshlight, Kelly is currently the face of harness company SpareParts Hardwear’s plus-size line. The highly accessible Kelly regularly chats with fans and industry peers via her social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook.

 
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