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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785877003321

Autore

Long Julia

Titolo

Anti-porn : the resurgence of anti-pornography feminism / / Julia Long

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2012

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021

ISBN

1-350-21851-0

1-78032-028-0

1-283-60946-0

9786613921918

1-78032-027-2

Descrizione fisica

246 p

Disciplina

363.4/7/082

Soggetti

Pornography - Moral and ethical aspects

Pornography - Social aspects

Pornography - Moral and ethical aspects - Great Britain

Pornography - Social aspects - Great Britain

Feminism

Feminism - Great Britain

Gender studies: women

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Anti-porn feminism and the women's liberation movement -- Pornography and the feminist divide -- Pornification and its discontents -- Reactivating dissent: feminist anti-porn activism in the UK.

Sommario/riassunto

"Anti-porn feminism is back. Countering the ongoing 'pornification' of Western culture and society, with lads' mags on the middle shelf and lap-dancing clubs in residential areas, anti-porn movements are re-emerging among a new generation of feminist activists worldwide. This essential new guide to the problems with porn starts with a history of modern pro and anti political stances before examining the ways in which the new arguments and campaigns around pornography are articulated, deployed and received. Drawing on original ethnographic



research, it provides an in-depth analysis of the groups campaigning against the pornography industry today, as well as some eye-opening facts about the damage porn can do to women and society as a whole. This unique and inspiring book explains the powerful comeback of anti-porn feminism, and it controversially challenges liberal perspectives and the mainstreaming of a porn culture that threatens to change the very nature of our intimate relationships"--Provided by publisher.