Battling Pornography: The American Feminist Anti-Pornography Movement, 1976–1986Pornography catapulted to the forefront of the American women's movement in the 1980s. In Battling Pornography, Carolyn Bronstein locates the origins of anti-pornography sentiment in the turbulent social and cultural history of the late 1960s and 1970s. Based on extensive original archival research, the book reveals that the seeds of the movement were planted by groups who protested the proliferation of advertisements, Hollywood films and other mainstream media that glorified sexual violence. Over time, feminist leaders redirected the emphasis from violence to pornography to leverage rhetorical power. Battling Pornography presents a fascinating account of the rise and fall of this significant American social movement and documents the contributions of influential activists on both sides of the pornography debate, including some of the best-known American feminists. |
Contents
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1 Seeds of Discontent | 25 |
2 Male Violence and the Critique of Heterosexuality | 38 |
3 Have You Seen Deep Throat Yet? | 63 |
4 Im Black and Blue from the Rolling Stones and I Love It | 83 |
5 Something Inside Me Just Went Click | 127 |
6 Growing Pains | 173 |
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