Robert Jensen

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Jensen, Robert; Allen, David S. (1995). Freeing the first amendment: critical perspectives on freedom of expression . New York: New York University Press. ISBN   9780814706381.
  • ; Dines, Gail; Russo, Ann (1997). Pornography: the production and consumption of inequality. New York: Routledge. ISBN   9780415918138.
  • (2002). Writing dissent: taking radical ideas from the margins to the mainstream . New York: Peter Lang. ISBN   9780820456515.
  • (2004). Citizens of the empire: the struggle to claim our humanity. San Francisco: City Lights. ISBN   9780872864320.
  • (2005). The heart of whiteness: confronting race, racism and white privilege . San Francisco: City Lights. ISBN   9780872864498.
  • (2007). Getting off: pornography and the end of masculinity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: South End Press. ISBN   9780896087767.
  • (2009). All my bones shake: seeking a progressive path to the prophetic voice. Brooklyn: Soft Skull Press. ISBN   9781593763466.
  • (2013). We are all apocalyptic now: on the responsibilities of teaching, preaching, reporting, writing, and speaking out. San Francisco: City Lights Books. ISBN   9781481958479.
  • (2013). Arguing for our lives: critical thinking in crisis times. San Francisco: City Lights. ISBN   9780872865730.
  • (2015). Plain radical: living, loving and learning to leave the planet gracefully. Berkeley, California: Soft Skull Press. ISBN   9781619026797.
  • ______ (2017). The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men. Spinifex Press ISBN   9781742199924.
  • ______ (2021). The Restless and Relentless Mind of Wes Jackson: Searching for Sustainability. University Press of Kansas ISBN   9780700630554.
  • (2022) An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity co-authored with Wes Jackson.
  • Jensen, Robert (2024). It's Debatable: Authentic Discussions about Tricky Topics . Olive Branch Press. ISBN   9781623716844.
  • Book chapters

    • Jensen, Robert (2004), "Knowing pornography", in Carter, Cynthia; Steiner, Linda (eds.), Critical readings: media and gender, Maidenhead: Open University Press, pp. 246–264, ISBN   9780335210985.
    • (2004), "Blows bangs and cluster bombs: the cruelty of men and Americans", in Whisnant, Rebecca; Stark, Christine (eds.), Not for sale: feminists resisting prostitution and pornography, North Melbourne, Victoria: Spinifex Press, pp. 28–37, ISBN   9781876756499
    • (2011), "Stories of a rape culture: pornography as propaganda", in Tankard Reist, Melinda; Bray, Abigail (eds.), Big Porn Inc.: exposing the harms of the global pornography industry, North Melbourne, Victoria: Spinifex Press, pp. 25–33, ISBN   9781876756895.

    Journal articles

    Review of: Dworkin, Andrea; MacKinnon, Catharine (1997). In harm's way: the pornography civil rights hearings . Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN   9780674445796.
    Review of: Kendall, Christopher N. (2004). Gay male pornography an issue of sex discrimination. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: UBC Press. ISBN   9780774851152.

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    References

    1. "Jensen, Robert, 1958-". Library of Congress. Retrieved November 9, 2015. (Robert Jensen; b. July 14, 1958)
    2. "Editorial board: Sexualization, Media, and Society". SAGE. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
    3. Jensen, Robert (July 19, 1998). "Robert W. Jensen: White Privilege". uts.cc.utexas.edu. University of Texas at Austin College of Communication. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
    4. Jensen, Robert. "Robert W. Jensen: Curriculum Vitae". uts.cc.utexas.edu. University of Texas at Austin College of Communication. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
    5. Jensen, Robert. "Robert W. Jensen: Articles". uts.cc.utexas.edu. University of Texas at Austin College of Communication. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
    6. Jensen, Robert (23 August 2015). "Nuclear threats at home and abroad". thirdcoastactivist.org. Third Coast Activist Resource Center. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
    7. 1 2 Jensen, Robert (September 14, 2001). "U.S. just as guilty of committing own violent acts". Houston Chronicle . Hearst Corporation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
    8. Nichols, Lee (September 28, 2001). "War of Words". The Austin Chronicle . Nick Barbaro. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
    9. 1 2 MonkeyWrench books collective (June 2014). "Smash the Cistem". us7.campaign-archive1.com. MonkeyWrench books collective. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
    10. Jensen, Robert (June 13, 2014). "Some basic propositions about sex, gender, and patriarchy". dissidentvoice.org. Dissident Voice. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
    11. Thomas, Dexter M. (June 21, 2014). "Gender and sexual diversity". dissidentvoice.org. Dissident Voice. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
    12. Jensen, Robert (September 12, 2014). "Ecological and social implications of trans and climate change". dissidentvoice.org. Dissident Voice. Archived from the original on 2017-07-24. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
    13. "It's Debatable". Interlink Publishing. 2024.
    14. Jensen, Robert (2024). "Chapter 5: Defining Sex/Gender: Beyond Trans Ideology. A Note to Readers" (PDF). It's Debatable: Talking Authentically about Tricky Topics. Northampton, MA: Olive Branch Press. pp. 99–100.
    15. Jensen, Robert (June 5, 2009). "The Inquisition". Killing the Buddha. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
    16. Chotzinoff, Robin. "Eliza Gilkyson". edibleaustin.com. Edible Austin. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
    Robert Jensen
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    Born
    Robert William Jensen

    (1958-07-14) July 14, 1958 (age 66)
    Academic background
    Alma mater University of Minnesota
    Thesis Knowing Pornography  (1992)