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Chris Haywood serves as a Reader in Critical Masculinity Studies within the School of Arts and Cultures, conducting pioneering research on sexual cultures and desire dynamics in contemporary society.
His ethnographic work examines sex clubs as 'erotic oases' where affective atmospheres, sexual hierarchies, and commodity fetishism shape transgressive sexual practices. Through interviews, online profile analysis, and spatial observation, Haywood investigates how these venues simultaneously reinforce and destabilize gender, racial, and sexual norms while commodifying desire. His research foregrounds concepts like de-subjectification and abjectivity to analyze the theatrical 'pornscapes' and temporary resolutions driving recurring participation.
Haywood's forthcoming monograph Sex Club: Recreational Sex, Fantasies and Cultures of Desire (Palgrave, 2022) represents a significant contribution to understanding the billion-dollar erotic entertainment industry, documenting over one million annual UK visitors through critical theoretical frameworks.
