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Zahara Stardust | 2024 Speaker
P*rn performers are the secret to revolutionising p*rn literacy
Dr Zahra Stardust is a rainbow-haired, textile-loving artist and scholar. Her book Indie Porn: Revolution, Regulation and Resistance builds on her 15 years as a professional undresser, award-winning stripper, pole dancer and porn star. With an international research portfolio spanning sex worker activism, LGBTQ+ health, sexual rights and sextech, she brings a cultural and media studies approach to sexual health. She is a Chief Investigator in the QUT Digital Media Research Centre and is passionate about somatic sex education, intimacy coordination and maximalist fashion.