色情研究是研究性別與露骨的性含意的媒體的不同藝術形式和媒體形式，如電影、攝影、動畫、虛擬實境、立體圖像及網站。色情研究探討色情工業如何受法律規管，以及如何於不同文化及跨國地生產及消費。

Porn studies is the study of sexuality and sexually explicit media in different art forms and media formats such as movies, photography, animations, virtual reality and 3D imaging and websites. It studies how pornography industries are regulated by law and how they are produced and consumed within cultures and transnationally.