1st Edition

HeteroSexual Politics

Edited By Mary Maynard, June Purvis Copyright 1995
220 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

218 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

220 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

Sexuality and sexual politics have been much debated over the last 20 years and feminists, in particular, have been responsible for politicising the debate, pointing out how something which is usually regarded as private and personal is, in fact, a public and political issue. This text illustrates the diversity and excitement of debates about sexuality in women's studies and feminism today, and... Read more
Introduction, Mary Maynard, June Purvis; Analysing (Hetero)sexuality; Chapter 1 Gender and Heterosexuality, Stevi Jackson; Chapter 2 Back to Basics, Caroline Ramazanoglu; Chapter 3 British Sex Tourists in Thailand, Julia O’connellDavidson; Chapter 4 Prostitution, Jo Phoenix; Media Discourses of Sexuality; Chapter 5 ‘Freedom From’ or ‘Freedom to’…?, Esther Sonnet, Imelda Whelehan; Chapter 6 Hetero-sensibilities on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Debbie Epstein, Deborah Lynn Steinberg; Chapter 7 ‘Women Warriors’, Christine Forde; Practising Sexual Politics; Chapter 8 Writing Women’s Friendship, Ruth Hamson; Chapter 9 Journeying with Jeanette, Cath Stowers; Chapter 10 Lesbian Studies, Patsy Staddon; Chapter 11 The Micropolitics of Women’s Studies, Louise Morley; Chapter 12 Self Preservation, Jill Radford, Liz Kelly;

Biography

Mary Maynard, June Purvis