Blue politics : pornography and the law in the age of feminism /

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In 1985 the Special Committee on Pornography and Prostitution, the Fraser Committee, recommended the criminalization of violent and degrading sexually explicit material on the ground that it harmed women. On two occasions (in 1986 with Bill C-114 and in 1987 with Bill C-54) the Mulroney government p...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lacombe, Dany
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1994.
Temas:
Obscenity (Law) > Canada.
Pornography > Law and legislation > Government policy > Canada.
Pornography > Law and legislation > Social aspects > Canada.
Feminism > Canada.
Pornography > Political aspects > Canada.
Pornography > Social aspects > Canada.
Obscenity (Aesthetics) > Canada.
Pornographie > Aspect politique > Canada.
Pornographie > Aspect social > Canada.
Obscénité > Canada.
Féminisme > Canada.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Pornography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Pornography > Social aspects
Pornography > Political aspects
Obscenity (Aesthetics)
Feminism
Obscenity (Law)
Pornography > Law and legislation > Social aspects
Pornografie
Recht
Feminismus
Canada
Kanada
Obscenity > Law
Electronic books.
e-books.
Livres numériques.
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  • 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 scienceThe 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 ProstitutionThe 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 forcesThe 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 ReformLaw 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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