A beautifully researched, deeply thought analysis that goes beyond the somewhat niche field of porn studies to offer larger claims about the eroticization of historicity itself. This is truly cultural studies at its finest, an endlessly inventive book bursting with sophisticated ideas while somehow even managing to be a fun read ... Disposable Passions is a necessary intervention and a sheer delight.

Sexualities

A timely study ... Disposable Passions' greatest strength is that it offers an incredibly supple framework for understanding not only our historical connection to erotic media but also our erotic connections to historic media ... It is, on all accounts, a highly stimulating and nimbly argued book that deserves the critical attention it is sure to garner.

Screening Sex

As the study of pornographies continues to grow and develop it is especially good to see new approaches to vintage adult film. David Church's book is a fascinating dissection of the appeal of vintage porn and what this can tell us about cult film, fandom, and porn archives.

Feona Attwood, Professor of Cultural Studies, Communication and Media at Middlesex University, UK, and author of Mainstreaming Sex (2009) and porn.com (2010) and founding co-editor of Porn Studies

Disposable Passions is an absolute must read for every porn studies scholar. Church's meticulous and accurate research dives deep, and fills a gaping hole in seX film history.

Annie Sprinkle, Ph.D., Porn Star turned Post Porn Artist

This is one of the most unique approaches to porn studies that I've ever encountered, and surely a blueprint for how film history will have to evolve into the future.

Brandon Arroyo, Porno Cultures podcast