Prof. (US) Dr. Jakob M. Pastoetter, M.A.
b. 7. 26. 1965 in Augsburg, Germany

Academic Career:

1989 - 96 Studied Cultural Anthropology, German Literature and Linguistics, European History at the University of Regensburg
1997 M.A., University of Regensburg
1998 - 00 Visiting Scholar at Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1999 Feb. Visiting Scholar at Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco
2000 - 03 Studied Education at Humboldt University, Berlin
2003 Dr. phil., Humboldt University, Berlin
2000 - 03 Research Associate at Archive for Sexology, Berlin
2001 - 03 Deputy Director (for Director on Sick Leave) at Archive for Sexology, Berlin
2001 - Lecturer at Baden-Wuerttemberg State Centre for Civic Education
2003 Diplomate in Clinical Sexology, American Board of Sexology
2003 - 07 Adjunct Assistant Professor at American Academy of Clinical Sexologists, Maimonides University, FL
2003 Lecturer in Education, Humboldt University, Berlin
2004 - Lecturer in Sexual Health, Postgraduate Course Public Health and Epidemiology of Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
2007 - Clinical Associate Professor at American Academy of Clinical Sexologists (AACS), Orlando, FL
2008 - 2010 Honorary Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Applied Psychosocial Sciences, City Community and Health Sciences, City University London



Publications:


Together with Jennifer Evans, Ruediger Lautmann, Florian Mildenberger (eds.) : Handbuch: Homosexualität im Spiegel der Wissenschaften, Berlin forthcoming.

“Pornografie.” In: Gudrun Ehlert, Heide Funk, Gerd Stecklina, ed., Wörterbuch Soziale Arbeit und Geschlecht. Weinheim: Juventa 2011, pp. 320-323.

“Vern L. Bullough.” In: Volkmar Sigusch, Guenter Grau, ed., Personenlexikon der Sexualforschung”. Frankfurt a. Main: Campus 2009, pp. 94-97.

Together with Nicolas Drey, Anthony Pryce: Sex-Study 2008 – Sexual Behaviour in Germany. DGSS and City University London in Collaboration with ProSieben. Duesseldorf-London forthcoming.

Guest Editor: The Legacy of Alfred Charles Kinsey. Sexuality and Culture 10th Anniversary Issue (1/2006).

“Alfred C. Kinsey: A Much Discussed Scientist of Our Time.” Sexuality and Culture 10th Anniversary Issues (1/2006), pp. 5-14

Robert T. Francoeur, Ray J. Noonan, and Jakob Pastoetter, “Female Sexuality and Health Today: Challenges to Cultural Repression.” CrossCurrents (A quarterly devoted to science, culture and religion; CrossCurrents Forum, Columbia University, New York), 54 (3/2004).

Associate Editor: “The Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality”, New York and London: Continuum International 2004.

“Germany.“ In: Robert T. Francoeur and Raymond J. Noonan, ed., The Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality. New York and London: Continuum International 2004, S. 450-466 (together with Rüdiger Lautmann and Kurt Starke).

“Germans.” In: Carol R. and Melvin Ember, ed., Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender. Men and Women in the World’s Cultures vol. I. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum 2004, S. 400-407.

“Needle to p6.” Sexualmedizin 25 (12/2003), p. 257.

“Erotic Home Entertainment and the Civilising Process. Analysis of the Postindustrial Phenomenon Hardcore Pornography.” Wiesbaden: Deutscher Universitäts-Verlag 2003.

“Love and Eroticism: Addition or Contradiction?” Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy 28 (3/2002): pp. 280 – 282.

“Vietnam.“ In: Robert T. Francoeur and Raymond J. Noonan, ed., The International Encyclopedia of Sexuality, vol. IV, pp. 639–691. New York and London: Continuum International 2001.

“Tourism and Sex: Conceptualising of Foreign Countries as (S)exotic.” Sexuality and Culture 5 (2/2001): pp. 107–110.

“Pornography as Academic Field of Research. American and German Approaches Towards the Problematic Field of Research Pornography.” Sexualmedizin 22 (9/2000): pp. 247-250.

"Pornography - a Men’s Culture?" In: Stadt Burglengenfeld, ed., Männer-Kulturen (pp. 143-152). Burglengenfeld 1995.

Papers Presented (Selection):

"Der Fragenkatalog zur "Sexstudie 2008" als Versuch, Sexualität als persönliche sexuelle Geschichte zu erfassen." TU Darmstadt (14.5.2011)

"The Exposure of Sexual Abuse. Milestone or Millstone for the Churches and Sex Education in Germany?" City University, London (3.11.2010)

"Pornographie und kulturelles Verständnis unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Machtaspekts.", Niedersächsische Landesmedienanstalt Hannover (14.4.2010)

"Generation Porn”?, oder: Was man über Pornographie wissen sollte.",  X. Jugendzukunftskonferenz Kassel (18.5.2009)

"Becoming a Sexual Person." Donum Vitae Conference on Social Policy, Kloster Banz (16.1.2009).

"Das Problem der Übersexualisierung durch die Neuen Medien.", Jahrestagung des MFM-Jungenprojekts, Nürnberg (27.10.2007)

"Alles gesehen - nichts mehr gefühlt“. Die Auswirkungen der Pornowelle auf das Sexualverhalten von Jugendlichen.", Jahrestagung der Arbeiterwohlfahrt, Potsdam (16. 10.2007)

"Jugendsexualität im Wandel Beobachtungen, Erklärungen, Lösungsansätze.", Donum Vitae NRW Jahrestagung, Meschede(15.8.2007)

"Die ‚3 by 5‘-Initiative der WHO - Ursachen ihres Scheiterns.", Unicef-Hochschulgruppe Tübingen (8.1.2007)

"The Sex Traffic." XVIIth DGSS Conference, Lüneburg (24.9.2006)

"Geschlechter-Unterschiede, oder: Wie wir werden, was wir sind." Fachtagung der Jungen Grünen, Düsseldorf (21.4.2006)

"Sexuelle Identität als bürgerliche Freiheit.", Fachtagung der Jungen Grünen, Stuttgart (16.7.2005)

"True Love – Sexuality in Media." Adult Education Center Olching (3.5.2005).

"Construction of Sexuality in Islamic Countries." XVIth DGSS Conference, Lüneburg (27.6.2004).

"Trafficking and Political Reactions in the USA and Europe." Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, München (8.3.2004).

"The Postindustrial Phenomenon of Erotic Home Entertainment¹ and the Civilizing Process." XVth DGSS Conference, Lüneburg (22.6.2002).

"Socioeconomic Functions of Pornography, or: Why Business with Taboo is Booming?" XVth World Congress of Sexology, Paris (26.6.2001).

"The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality and the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction: Agendas, History, Relationship." Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN (24.3.1999).

"Differing Perceptions of Sexuality in Europe and the USA: Conception, Construction, Consumption." Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN (14.12.1998).

Professional Positions:

Associate Editor: 'Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality' at the Kinsey Institute; New York: Continuum.

Book Review Editor: Sexuality & Culture, An Interdisciplinary Quarterly, Transaction, Rutgers University, New Jersey.

Memberships in Professional Societies:

President of German Society for Social Scientific Sexuality Research (DGSS)

Member of Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Jugend- und Eheberatung e.V. (DAJEB)

Member of American Board of Sexology (ABS)

Member of American Association of Sexuality Educators Counselors & Therapists (AASECT). zum Anfang