Nudes, Prudes, and Attitudes: Pornography and Censorship

by Avedon Carol

Overview

Cultural Writing. Pornography and censorship have carved a divide in feminist movement and beyond. NUDES, PRUDES AND ATTITUDES is essential reading for students of women's studies, media studeis, socilogy and will be of interest to all those concerned with civil liberties implications of censorship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781873797143
Publisher:	New Clarion Press, Limited
Publication date:	09/01/1994
Series:	Issues in Social Policy Series
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1460L (what's this?)

About the Author

Avedon Carol is an American-born feminist anti-censorship and civil liberties campaigner and a researcher in the field of sex crime, residing in England. She is a member of Feminists Against Censorship, and as part of their publishing group co-edited Bad Girls & Dirty Pictures (1993), and is the author of Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes (1994); she has also worked on other books by Feminists Against Censorship. Additionally, she is a well-known figure in science fiction fandom. She was the 1983 winner of the Trans Atlantic Fan Fund, and has been nominated for three Hugo Awards (1989, 1991 and 1992) as Best Fan Writer for her contributions to science fiction fanzines. She was born in Maryland but now resides in London. She runs a political blog at http://sideshow.me.uk/.