Radical feminism is a perspective within feminism that calls for a radical re-ordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and economic contexts,while recognizing that women's experiences are also affected by other social divisions such as in race,class,and sexual orientation. The ideology and movement emerged in the 1960s.
The sexual revolution,also known as the sexual liberation,was a social movement that challenged traditional codes of behavior related to sexuality and interpersonal relationships throughout the developed Western world from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Sexual liberation included increased acceptance of sexual intercourse outside of traditional heterosexual,monogamous relationships,primarily marriage. The legalization of the pill as well as other forms of contraception,public nudity,pornography,premarital sex,homosexuality,masturbation,alternative forms of sexuality,and abortion all followed.
The History of Sexuality is a four-volume study of sexuality in the Western world by the French historian and philosopher Michel Foucault,in which the author examines the emergence of "sexuality" as a discursive object and separate sphere of life and argues that the notion that every individual has a sexuality is a relatively recent development in Western societies. The first volume,The Will to Knowledge,was first published in 1976;an English translation appeared in 1978. The Use of Pleasure and The Care of the Self were published in 1984. The fourth volume,Confessions of the Flesh,was published posthumously in 2018.
Philosophy of sex is an aspect of applied philosophy involved with the study of sex and love. It includes both ethics of phenomena such as prostitution,rape,sexual harassment,sexual identity,the age of consent,homosexuality,and conceptual analysis of more universal questions such as "what is sex?" It also includes matters of sexuality and sexual identity and the ontological status of gender. Leading contemporary philosophers of sex include Alan Soble,Judith Butler,and Raja Halwani.
Sex-positive feminism,also known as pro-sex feminism,sex-radical feminism,or sexually liberal feminism,is a feminist movement centering on the idea that sexual freedom is an essential component of women's freedom. They oppose legal or social efforts to control sexual activities between consenting adults,whether they are initiated by the government,other feminists,opponents of feminism,or any other institution. They embrace sexual minority groups,endorsing the value of coalition-building with marginalized groups. Sex-positive feminism is connected with the sex-positive movement. Sex-positive feminism brings together anti-censorship activists,LGBT activists,feminist scholars,producers of pornography and erotica,among others. Sex-positive feminists believe that prostitution can be a positive experience if workers are treated with respect,and agree that sex work should not be criminalized.
Catharine Alice MacKinnon is an American feminist legal scholar,activist,and author. She is the Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School,where she has been tenured since 1990,and the James Barr Ames Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. From 2008 to 2012,she was the special gender adviser to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
Barrington Moore Jr. was an American political sociologist,and the son of forester Barrington Moore.
The Female Eunuch is a 1970 book by Germaine Greer that became an international bestseller and an important text in the feminist movement. Greer's thesis is that the "traditional" suburban,consumerist,nuclear family represses women sexually,and that this devitalises them,rendering them eunuchs. The book was published in London in October 1970. It received a mixed reception,but by March 1971,it had nearly sold out its second printing. It has been translated into eleven languages.
Sheila Jeffreys is a former professor of political science at the University of Melbourne,born in England. A lesbian feminist scholar,she analyses the history and politics of human sexuality.
The feminist sex wars,also known as the lesbian sex wars,sex wars or porn wars,are collective debates amongst feminists regarding a number of issues broadly relating to sexuality and sexual activity. Differences of opinion on matters of sexuality deeply polarized the feminist movement,particularly leading feminist thinkers,in the late 1970s and early 1980s and continue to influence debate amongst feminists to this day.
Sexual Politics is the debut book by American writer and activist Kate Millett,based on her PhD dissertation at Columbia University. It was published in 1970 by Doubleday. It is regarded as a classic of feminism and one of radical feminism's key texts,a formative piece in shaping the intentions of the second-wave feminist movement. In Sexual Politics,an explicit focus is placed on male dominance throughout prominent 20th century art and literature. According to Millett,western literature reflects patriarchal constructions and the heteronormativity of society. She argues that men have established power over women,but that this power is the result of social constructs rather than innate or biological qualities.
Prostitution is a type of sex work that involves engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies,and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact with the customer. The requirement of physical contact also creates the risk of transferring infections. Prostitution is sometimes described as sexual services,commercial sex or,colloquially,hooking. It is sometimes referred to euphemistically as "the world's oldest profession" in the English-speaking world. A person who works in the field is usually called a prostitute or sex worker,but other words,such as hooker and whore,are sometimes used pejoratively to refer to those who work in prostitution. The majority of prostitutes are female and have male clients.
Germaine Greer is an Australian writer and feminist,regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminism movement in the latter half of the 20th century.
The Distinguished Scholarly Book Award is presented annually by the American Sociological Association (ASA) in recognition of an ASA member's outstanding book published within two years prior to the award year.
The First Bohemians:Life and Art in London's Golden Age is a 2013 book by the British writer and academic Vic Gatrell.
Town Bloody Hall is a 1979 documentary film of a panel debate between feminist advocates and activist Norman Mailer. Filmed on April 30,1971,in The Town Hall in New York City. Town Bloody Hall features a panel of feminist advocates for the women's liberation movement and Norman Mailer,author of The Prisoner of Sex (1971). Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker produced the film,which stars Jacqueline Ceballos,Germaine Greer,Jill Johnston,Diana Trilling,and Norman Mailer. The footage of the panel was recorded and released as a documentary in 1979. Produced by Shirley Broughton,the event was originally filmed by Pennebaker. The footage was then filed and rendered unusable. Hegedus met Pennebaker a few years later,and the two edited the final version of the film for its release in 1979. Pennebaker described his filming style as one that exists without labels,in order to let the viewer come to a conclusion about the material,which inspired the nature of the Town Bloody Hall documentary. The recording of the debate was intended to ensure the unbiased documentation,allowing it to become a concrete moment in feminist history.
Tyler Beck Goodspeed is an American economist and economic historian who was the acting chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from June 2020 to January 2021.
Exeter Book Riddle 45 is one of the Old English riddles found in the later tenth-century Exeter Book. Its solution is accepted to be 'dough'. However,the description evokes a penis becoming erect;as such,Riddle 45 is noted as one of a small group of Old English riddles that engage in sexual double entendre,and thus provides rare evidence for Anglo-Saxon attitudes to sexuality,and specifically for women taking the initiative in heterosexual sex.
List of works by or about Martha Nussbaum,American philosopher.
Critical juncture theory focuses on critical junctures,i.e.,large,rapid,discontinuous changes,and the long-term causal effect or historical legacy of these changes. Critical junctures are turning points that alter the course of evolution of some entity. Critical juncture theory seeks to explain both (1) the historical origin and maintenance of social order,and (2) the occurrence of social change through sudden,big leaps.
