Desire
An important statement on the modern feminist stand against the horrors of censorship.
Book Description
Pornography and censorship have carved a divide in the feminist movement and beyond. On one side is an improbable alliance of pro-censorship feminists and the moral right. On the other are civil libertarians of various shades and anti-censorship feminists.
Avedon Carol writes as a feminist, an activist and a member of Feminists Against Censorship. She argues strongly that the movement for sexual censorship gives enormous and dangerous powers to the state, promotes the very repression that is implicated in causing sexual violence, and derails feminist discussion of sexuality.
Nudes, Prudes, and Attitudes is essential reading for students of womens studies, media studies, sociology, psychology and government, and will be of interest to all those concerned with the civil liberties implications of censorship.
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