 About Rich  Rich is an educator, historian, and writer who has spent the majority of his professional life in the classroom, having taught the social sciences---history and psychology--- in both public school and community college. He is currently an adjunct professor of history, teaching introductory courses in the History of Western Civilization. In November 2006 he received the Humanities Scholars Exemplary Teacher Award from the Center for the Humanities at the University of Maryland Baltimore County for his work in mentoring a UMBC Humanities Scholar.
Rich completed his undergraduate degree at the Pennsylvania State University, and obtained his Master’s from Salisbury University after which he did extensive post-Master’s study at the University of Maryland. His Master’s thesis is on southern literature and specializes in the works of William Faulkner with an emphasis on Faulkner’s use of imagery in describing social class behavior.
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Currently, Rich is working on a research project studying feminism as it exists among performers and directors in the adult entertainment industry.
A native of Maryland 's Chesapeake Bay region, Rich lives in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
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Description of the Research Project 
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In today’s adult film industry a small group of feminist performers, producers, and directors are influencing a business that is the longstanding domain of men. These women are using their own brand of feminist erotica to create a film genre in pornography that rivals the traditional male gaze.
Historically feminism’s second wave was roiled by the pornography debate, and the emergence of sex-positive feminism within the adult film industry became part of that contentious time for women. The project traces the roots of porn feminism and examines issues facing feminists in the business today. Biographical material on selected pro-porn feminists in adult film is included, among them Spain’s Erika Lust, who posted Rich’s bio/profile of her on her website. Click here to read the article.
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