More Than (Only) Words: The Enduring Influence of Catharine MacKinnon's Antipornography Feminism
| dc.contributor.author | Bange, Sophie Marie | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-29T21:58:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-29T21:58:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | 72 pages | |
| dc.description.abstract | Pornography has been a focal point of feminist debate for decades. Catharine MacKinnon spearheaded antipornography feminist campaigns beginning in the 1970s; today, Gail Dines is the leader of antipornography feminism. While extensive scholarship has been conducted in response to MacKinnon, Dines’ work has been relatively ignored. In this paper, both women’s work is examined within their historical context through description of social and political concerns with regards to pornography and the development of antipornography movements outside of, yet greatly informed by, feminism. This includes conservative antipornography efforts in the political sphere. Given the prevalence of antipornography feminist theory in politics, law, and American society, the work of MacKinnon warrants revisiting to better understand the motivations of Dines. Major texts for analysis include MacKinnon’s Only Words and Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law, as well as Dines’ Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality. Emphasis is placed on the rhetorical strategies and ideological approaches to sexuality these antiporngraphy feminists employ in furthering their agenda of ending violence against women through the eradication of pornography. This project contributes to understandings of the development of antipornography feminism from the 20th century to the 21st, and further illuminates the ideologies which drive it. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/25724 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | |
| dc.subject | Journalism | en_US |
| dc.subject | Creative Writing | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pornography Studies | en_US |
| dc.subject | Feminism | en_US |
| dc.subject | Antipornography feminism | en_US |
| dc.subject | Obscenity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sexuality | en_US |
| dc.title | More Than (Only) Words: The Enduring Influence of Catharine MacKinnon's Antipornography Feminism | |
| dc.type | Thesis/Dissertation |