Defending Pornography : Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rights.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strossen, Nadine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pornography--Social aspects--United States.

Pornography.

Feminism--United States.

Feminism.

Feminist criticism--United States.

Feminist criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 pages)

Edition:

2024 edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"A new edition of a groundbreaking, feminist defense of pornography as free speech. Named a Notable Book by The New York Times Book Review in 1995, Defending Pornography examines a key question that has divided feminists for decades: is censoring pornography good or bad for women? Nadine Strossen makes a powerful case that increasing government power to censor sexual expression, beyond the limits that the First Amendment sensibly permits (for example, outlawing child pornography) would do more harm than good for women and others who have traditionally been marginalized due to sex or gender, She explains how the very anti-porn laws pushed by some feminists have led to the censorship of LGBTQ+ and feminist works, and she examines the startling connections between anti-porn feminists and right-wing fundamentalists. In an illuminating new Preface, Strossen lays out the multiple current assaults on sexual expression, which continue to come from across the ideological spectrum. She shows that freedom for such expression remains an essential prerequisite for the equality, safety, and dignity of women and sexual/gender minorities." -- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Preface to the 2024 Edition

Foreword to the Second Edition / by Wendy Kaminer

Introduction to the Second Edition

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Sex Panic and the Feminist Split

Sexual Speech and the Law

The Fatally Flawed Feminist Antipornography Laws

The Growing Suppression of "Sexpression"

Revealing Views of Women, Men, and Sex

Defining Sexual Harassment: Sexuality Does Not Equal Sexism

"Different Strokes for Different Folks": The Panoply of Pornographic Imagination

Positive Aspects of Pornographic Imagery

Posing for Pornography: Coercion or Consent?

Would-Be Censors Subordinate Valuable Works to Their Agenda

Lessons from Enforcement: When the Powerful Get More Power

Why Censoring Pornography Would Not Reduce Discrimination or Violence against Women

Toward Constructive Approaches to Reducing Discrimination and Violence against Women

Notes

Index.

Notes:

"With a new preface" -- Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-280) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Strossen, Nadine Defending Pornography

ISBN:

1-4798-3080-1

OCLC:

1417758183