PHL 606 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Naomi Wolf, Sexual Personae, Chthonic
31 Oct 2017
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Midterm review questions: summarize one of christensen"s replies to the claim that porn objectifies women. Explain: bartky published feminine masochism" about the same time as paglia published. Had bartky been able to use paglia in her survey on theories of feminine masochism (explanations of its origins) how might she have summarized. Paglia? (in other words, what is paglia"s theory of feminine masochism?: forget about how these terms are normally deployed, and explain how naomi wolf is both pro-choice and pro-life. Explain what you mean by each term: how should p. deal with her masochism according to bartky, many women live in fear of sexual assault, and those who have experienced it still face trauma. What feminists against pornography do is feed off of this rational fear and make it almost irrational, turning every sexual thing anxiety-promoting. Although we shouldn"t belittle or invalidate those feelings women have, we shouldn"t let such emotions influence beliefs about pornography as a whole.
