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social science subjects > sociology > social theory > cultural theory > pornography and cultural studies

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pornography and cultural studies  

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  • Pornography is a hotly debated area in academic feminist circles, with the pro-pornography feminists arguing that the pornographic text is polysemic with emancipatory value to develop transgressive desire (see Strossen 1995). The anti-pornography feminists, on the other hand, argue that pornography causes harm to women in both the production and consumption of pornographic material (see Dworkin 1981). [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Pornography and Cultural Studies]

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