Blue politics : pornography and the law in the age of feminism /
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| Author / Creator: | Lacombe, Dany |
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| Imprint: | Toronto Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 1994. |
| Description: | xii, 229 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1587781 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Introduction. Law reform and 'the order of things'. A methodological note
- Pt. 1. Pornography as an Object of Knowledge. Ch. 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. Ch. 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
- Pt. 2. Institutional Practices. Ch. 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. Ch. 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. Ch. 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. Ch. 7. The Enabling Quality of Law Reform. Law reform and science. Law reform and the politics of rights. Epilogue: Postmodern Art in the Age of Obscenity.