ISBN: 9780814781494

Since the late 1970s, feminist discourse has been dominated by the anti-pornography voices of law professor Catharine MacKinnon, writer Andrea Dworkin, and their followers, whom the autho… Mehr…

Since the late 1970s, feminist discourse has been dominated by the anti-pornography voices of law professor Catharine MacKinnon, writer Andrea Dworkin, and their followers, whom the author dubs "MacDworkinites.". The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Defending Pornography by Nadine Strossen This work focuses on the women's rights-centered rationale for defending pornography. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description A women's rights–centered rationale for defending pornographyTraditional explanations of why pornography must be defended from would-be censors have concentrated on censorship's adverse impacts on free speech and sexual autonomy. In contrast, Nadine Strossen focuses on the women's rights-centered rationale for defending pornography.Reissued with a new foreword and introduction by the author. Author Biography Nadine Strossen is Professor Emerita at New York Law School and past national President of the American Civil Liberties Union (1991-2008). She is a Senior Fellow with FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) and an internationally acclaimed free speech scholar, activist, speaker, and media commentator. She is the author of many books, including Free Speech: What Everyone Needs to Know® and Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex: Hate Speech, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Review "A passionately argued, cogently written, lively discourse on the increasingly peculiar politics of sex." --New York Times Book Review "Defending Pornography is valuable precisely because of its lucid, broad exploration of the long debate over pornography." --The Washington Post Book World "A triumphant (and sensual) view of women that stands in stark contrast to the bleak vision of powerlessness and paternalism offered her critics." --The Wall Street Journal Kirkus US Review The definitive feminist critique of MacKinnon/Dworkin anti-pornography laws, by ACLU president and legal scholar Strossen (Law/New York Univ.). Since the late 1970s, feminist discourse has been dominated by the anti-pornography voices of law professor Catharine MacKinnon, writer Andrea Dworkin, and their followers, whom the author dubs "MacDworkinites." MacDworkinites hold that pornography should be suppressed because it causes (and is itself a form of) violence against women. These feminists have forged what Strossen calls "frighteningly effective alliances" with religious fundamentalists staunchly opposed to women's rights. This alliance has won victories on many fronts: in Canada, where obscenity laws have been interpreted as embodying MacDworkinite standards for pornography (e.g., whether the work of art "dehumanizes" women); on campuses, where draconian speech codes cover "sexually suggestive looks." Dworkin and MacKinnon are great communicators, but Strossen proves their match. Her response to them is tough, clear, and pithy. She offers a host of reasons why MacDworkinite measures actually imperil civil liberties: The laws are a "hopelessly vague" curtailment of free speech; they will be enforced unevenly by traditionalist governments against disfavored groups such as feminists, gays, and lesbians; they perpetuate the stereotype of women as victims requiring protection from the patriarchy; they distract us from concrete discriminatory conduct. Strossen also explores the MacDworkinite ambivalence toward sex in general: On the one hand, both MacKinnon and Dworkin portray sexual conduct as inherently degrading to women - as rape; on the other hand, both express themselves in hot-and-heavy language that the author gleefully quotes. Sometimes Strossen's attacks seem personal and petty, as when she chides MacKinnon for avoiding debate and mocks Dworkin for having two of her own books seized at the Canadian border under anti-pornography statutes. But her counter-argument is firmly rooted in both the First Amendment and the real world. An important book that will rally free-speech feminists and civil libertarians of all stripes. (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description Reissued with a new foreword and introduction by the author Traditional explanations of why pornography must be defended from would-be censors have concentrated on censorship's adverse impacts on free speech and sexual autonomy. In contrast, Nadine Strossen focuses on the women's rights-centered rationale for defending pornography. Review Quote "Women criminals have rarely been studied; they have been rendered invisible in all but a few sensationalized cases. . . . women who are non-traditional are labeled as deviant; some are called 'mad' and locked up in mental institutions while other are labeled 'bad' and incarcerated. Women and Crime is filled with examples of how this occurs. . . . Heidensohn richly analyzes the popular feminist critique of traditional criminology. - Contemporary Psychology Details ISBN0814781497 Author Nadine Strossen Short Title DEFENDING PORNOGRAPHY Language English ISBN-10 0814781497 ISBN-13 9780814781494 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 363.47 Illustrations Yes Year 2000 Imprint New York University Press Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New York Edition New edition Residence NY, US Pages 320 Publisher New York University Press Subtitle Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rights DOI 10.1604/9780814781494 UK Release Date 2000-07-01 NZ Release Date 2000-07-01 US Release Date 2000-07-01 Publication Date 2000-07-01 Audience General AU Release Date 2000-05-30 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENTPeace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:138108038; , Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9780814781494, Book Title: Defending Pornography, EAN: 9780814781494, Publication Year: 2000, Type: Textbook, Format: Paperback, Language: English, Publication Name: Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rights, Item Height: 203mm, Item Width: 127mm, Subject: Zoology, Item Weight: 431g, Number of Pages: 320 Pages, NY University Press<

ISBN: 9780814781494

Reissued with a new foreword and introduction by the author Traditional explanations of why pornography must be defended from would-be censors have concentrated on censorship's adverse im… Mehr…

Reissued with a new foreword and introduction by the author Traditional explanations of why pornography must be defended from would-be censors have concentrated on censorship's adverse impacts on free speech and sexual autonomy. In contrast, Nadine Strossen focuses on the women's rights-centered rationale for defending pornography. Books, [PU: New York University Press]<

ISBN: 9780814781494

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