Obscenity and Pornography
Keyword(s):
The Law
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The law traditionally treats sexually explicit material under the category of “obscenity.” This chapter explains and criticizes the development of obscenity doctrine and contrasts the legal understanding of obscenity with a feminist account of pornography. Several definitions of “pornography” are examined, some feminist and some not so. The chapter argues that, although the feminist definitions have important advantages over non-feminist ones and anti-pornography feminism is superior to obscenity doctrine, the claim made by many feminists that pornography has the power to eroticize inequality is dubious. The chapter concludes with an account of how and why pornography consumption is a form of sexual activity.
1980 ◽
Vol 20
(1)
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pp. 20-27
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Keyword(s):
2018 ◽
Vol 62
(5)
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pp. 563-569
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2014 ◽
Vol 54
(2)
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pp. S4-S5
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2021 ◽
1991 ◽
Vol 28
(1)
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pp. 67-76
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