Researching Porn: Limitations

Some limitations to researching pornography in Latin America:

• No previous literature available: No one in the US has studied the development or characteristics of Latin American pornography.
• Distance from the region: I am not within the region to conduct research. Most resources require a great effort to find (i.e. articles on pornography - go into most prominent university websites and see what research has been done and if there is something that could relate to mine).
• Lack of study within the region: Little has been published on pornography. There is more material on historical account of erotic literature by some latin american authors, and some reflections on past films containing nude and "pornographic" content, yet there is no historical account of pornography as an industry in Latin America. The only explicit work done on pornography is in Brazil, published in 2009: Nas redes do sexo, by Maria Elvira Diaz Benitez. Other works have remained at doctoral theses level with no further publication. Prof. Mariana Baltar also studies pornography in Brazil, she offers an introductory course at Universidade Federal Fluminense, but with a general perspective .