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Pornography Radical Violence

Against Sadomasochism: A Radical Feminist Analysis

Against Sadomasochism: ARadical Feminist Analysis Robin Ruth Linden, Darlene R. Pagano,Diana E. H. Russell and Susan Leigh Star Frog in the Well 1982 A 1982 radical feminist anthology edited by Robin Ruth Linden, Darlene R. Pagano, Diana E. H. Russell, and Susan Leigh Star. The essays in the book critique sadomasochism and BDSM from a…

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The Politics of Rape: The Victim’s Perspective

The Politics of Rape: TheVictim’s Perspective Diana E.H. Russell Stein and Day 1974 In her pioneer book, The Politics of Rape (1975, 1984), Diana E. H. Russell was among the first feminist writers to offer a revolutionary new understanding of rape as a manifestation of sexism.  In a series of beautifully executed but wrenching interviews with 22…

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Pornography Radical Theory

Making Violence Sexy: Feminist Views on Pornography

Making Violence Sexy: Feminist Views on Pornography Diana E.H. Russell (ed) Teachers College Press 1993 Making Violence Sexy chronicles women’s resistance to pornography over the last twenty years. It does this in a collection of feminist articles, including testimonies by victims/survivors of pornography that together make a convincing case for the view that pornography (as…