ISBN:
9781780320274
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (258 pages)
Edition:
1st ed
Parallel Title:
Print version Long, Julia Anti-Porn : The Resurgence of Anti-Pornography Feminism
DDC:
305.42
Keywords:
Feminism
;
Pornography -- Social aspects
Abstract:
Controversially challenges liberal perspectives and the mainstreaming of porn culture
Abstract:
Intro -- About the Author -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Notes -- 1 Anti-Porn Feminism and the Women's Liberation Movement -- The birth of the women's liberation movement -- 'We are a class': consciousness raising and women on the march -- The development of anti-porn feminism in the USA -- The development of anti-porn feminism in the UK -- The backlash and the 'sex wars' -- 'Our day in court': the Dworkin-MacKinnon ordinance -- Campaigns against pornography in the UK -- The decline of anti-porn feminism -- The re-emergence of anti-porn activism -- Notes -- 2 Pornography andthe Feminist Divide -- Defining pornography -- The porn debates: ideological frameworks -- Oppression and violence against women -- Objectification -- Choice, coercion and consent -- Free speech and censorship -- Fantasy and reality -- Empowerment and agency -- Porn as a feminist project? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 Pornification and Its Discontents -- What is being mainstreamed? -- Pornification: the 'facial' -- Theorising pornification -- Notes -- 4 Reactivating Dissent: Feminist Anti-Porn Activism in the UK -- Introduction: the resurgence of anti-porn feminism -- Activating dissent -- Collective action and use of protest -- Collective identity and solidarity -- Anti-porn feminism and the 'third wave' -- Reflections: activism then and now -- Notes -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Untitled
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