Blue Politics : Pornography and the Law in the Age of Feminism.

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Drawing on Michel Foucault's concept of `power/knowledge, ' Lacombe reveals how the process to criminalize pornography inaugurated a controversial politics that produced collective identities and transformed power relations. She shows law reform as a strategy that both constrains and enabl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lacombe, Dany
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1994.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Obscenity (Law) > Canada.
Pornography > Law and legislation > Government policy > Canada.
Pornography > Law and legislation > Social aspects > Canada.
Feminism > Canada.
Féminisme > Canada.
Feminism
Obscenity (Law)
Pornography > Law and legislation > Social aspects
Canada
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Law reform and 'the order of things'
  • A methodological note
  • Part 1: Pornography as an Object of Knowledge
  • Chapter 2: The Emergence of a Feminist Position on Pornography
  • The religious and moral rationales for the prohibition of obscenity in the 1960s
  • The liberal rationale for the repeal of obscenity legislation in the 1960s
  • The feminist anti-pornography movement
  • The language of causality and the language of rights: The mobilization of scientific and legal discourses
  • The politics of science
  • The politics of interpretation
  • The politics of sexuality
  • Chapter 3: Compliance with and Resistance to the Feminist Claim of Harm
  • The conservative position on pornography in the 1980s
  • The mobilization of science: Facts versus morality
  • The mobilization of law to restore a conservative common good
  • The civil libertarian position in the 1980s
  • The position of feminists against censorship
  • The position of sex radicals and sex workers
  • Summary
  • Part 2: Institutional Practices
  • Chapter 4: The Special Committee on Pornography and Prostitution
  • The creation of the Fraser Committee
  • The report of the Fraser Committee
  • The composition of the Fraser Committee
  • Criminal law and the protection of fundamental values
  • Ambiguous logic: A feminist rationale combined with conventional ideas about criminalization
  • The marginalization of alternative discourses
  • The reliance on institutional expertise and practices
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5: Bill C-114: The First Attempt at Pornography Law Reform
  • The impact of a change in government
  • Pressure from pro-censorship forces
  • The policy-making process in the Department of Justice
  • The consultative process in the Tory caucus
  • The centrality of child sexual abuse.
  • Public reaction and the death of Bill C-114
  • Chapter 6: Bill C-54: The Impossible Compromise
  • Dissenting reactions from artists, civil libertarians, and the media
  • Mixed reactions from feminists
  • The revolt of the librarians
  • The retreat of the conservatives
  • The death of Bill C-54: Mixed results
  • Five years later: The Butler decision
  • Chapter 7: The Enabling Quality of Law Reform
  • Law reform and science
  • Law reform and the politics of rights
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue: Postmodern Art in the Age of Obscenity
  • Appendix: List of Sources
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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