Academic Dialogue on Applied Ethics

Forum II: Feminists' Perspectives on Pornography


Discussion Archives

These documents provide up-to-date archives of the on-line discussions. Those outside the Forum who wish to respond to the postings archived here may do so by replying via the e-mail or fax addresses provided at the end of each topic archive.

As of December 8, 1996, our discussants have developed the following topics in the Pornography Forum:

MacKinnon, Calfia, and Rorty (Various interpretations of the views of Catherine MacKinnon/Andrea Dworkin and Pat Califia)

Pornography in a Cultural Perspective (Lisa Sigel offers suggestions for placing the discussion of pornography in a historical/cultural context)

Pornography in CyberSpace (Lori Collins-Jarvis introduces the topic of interactive 'games' that mimic sexually explicit situations)

Pornography as Pro-Choice (Taliesin relates a story supporting a 'pro-choice' interpretation of pornography; Charles Ess questions a reference to the Bachhofen/Stone reconstruction of female sexuality mentioned by Taliesin)


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Robert Cavalier, Carnegie Mellon and Charles Ess, Drury College