Contributions

  • Cossman, Brenda, 1960- - Contributor

Publication

1997 - University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario

Language

English

Word Count

68,250 words, Guess

Page Count

273 pages

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and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number97130011
  • Goodreads2038887
  • LibraryThing1780369

Classifications

  • DDC363.4/7/0971
  • LCCHQ472.C2 B34 1997

Alternate Titles

  • Bad attitudes on trial
  • Bad attitude on trial
  • Pornography, feminism, and the Butler decision

Description

Bad Attitude/s on Trial is a critical analysis of pornography in the context of contemporary Canada. The notion that pornography both reflects sexual domination and 'victimizes' women has recently found expression in law in the landmark Canadian Supreme Court decision of R. v. Butler (1992). Many feminists embrace this new law as progressive, but in the post-Butler years, straight, mainstream pornography is still flourishing, while sexual representations that challenge conventional notions of sexuality, such as those centring on gay and lesbian sex and s/m sex, are the focus of censorship. It is the censorship of sexual others that the authors critique from a legal, cultural, gay, and philosophical standpoint. . Bad Attitude/s on Trial provides a new debate on pornography and feminism. It will be of particular interest to students of both women's and gay and lesbian issues, but will also be relevant for scholars of law, political science, and philosophy, as well as for anyone interested in a different, provocative view of the Butler decision.

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Donald Victor Butler

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  • Bad attitude/s on trial: pornography, feminism, and the Butler decisionUniversity of Toronto Press1997-01-01

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