Stephen Maddison

Stephen Maddison is a Professor at the Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender. His work focuses on queer culture, gender politics, porn studies, and cultural media theory. He holds expertise in supervising interdisciplinary PhD projects, including practice-based research in creative writing, public engagement, and publications. Current students explore participation in cultural politics, housing crises, and beauty vlogging. Maddison’s research interrogates topics like biopolitical influences on sexuality, the role of affect in digital media, and the cultural implications of extreme pornography.

His publications, including Affect and Social Media: Emotion, Mediation, Anxiety and Contagion (2018), critically analyze intersections of technology, identity, and societal norms. Key themes across his work include queer theory, the commodification of sexuality, and the ethics of voyeurism in media. Maddison’s writings often challenge conventional narratives around gender, pornography, and neoliberalism, offering innovative frameworks for understanding contemporary cultural dynamics.