The politics of sex
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Millett argues that "sex has a frequently neglected political aspect" and goes on to discuss the role that patriarchy plays in sexual relations, looking especially at the works of D. Lawrence , Henry Miller , and Norman Mailer. Millett argues that these authors view and discuss sex in a patriarchal and sexist way. In contrast, she applauds the more nuanced gender politics of homosexual writer Jean Genet. Sexual Politics was largely influenced by Simone De Beauvoir 's book The Second Sex , although De Beauvoir's text is known for being more intellectually-focused and less emotionally invigorating than Millett's text.


The Politics of Sex




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These debates represent only the tip of a much larger trend, the full dimensions and implications of which we are only now beginning to comprehend. Political scientist Stephen Baskerville argues that at issue is nothing less than the emergence of a new political ideology. It derives its claims to political power from neither economic relations nor ethnicity or race, but from the control of sexuality. Until very recently, scholars and journalists were reluctant to analyze this new phenomenon with any depth or detachment, preferring to avert their eyes for fear of the repercussions. But drawing upon a growing body of scholarship and journalism, Baskerville goes behind slogans of left and right to examine its background and highlight the unmistakable trends that are now emerging. His new work is essential to understanding the impact of this ideology not only on the family and other social institutions, but also on the machinery of government, the criminal justice system, and the global political environment.



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The liberal in all of us would like to keep sex and politics apart. But it is not possible, in the end, to do so. Sexuality, then — no matter how much the liberal may deplore the fact — is intimately bound up with matters that are ultimately political. For the conservative this is no cause for regret. Facts and passions alike are his allies in the maintenance of a world of meaning already present in them and in their product, himself.





Please refer to the specific study period for contact information. Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in This subject introduces ideas developed in feminist theory about the social and political construction of areas of experience relating to the body, gender and sexuality. Issues analysed in the subject include transsexualism, reproduction, eating disorders, pornography, sex work, sexual violence and sexual orientation. Students who complete this subject should be able to understand the ways in which issues connected with the body and sexuality are socially and politically constructed, understand the ways in which the construction of masculinity and femininity affects the learning and regulation of such areas of experience, and apply a variety of feminist approaches to the analysis of these issues.


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