Pornography and Silence (Identities and Issues in Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Susan Griffin
- First Published: 1981
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, Sociology
- Subjects: Racism, Sexism, Sex or sexuality, Murder or homicide, Art or artists, Rape, Violence, Oppression, Anti-Semitism, Women, Popular culture, Hate crimes, Pornography, Erotica
The Work
Susan Griffin is one of the founding mothers of ecofeminism. In Pornography and Silence: Culture’s Revenge Against Nature, she applies the Jungian concept of the shadow to the abusive cultural imagery known as pornography. In her analysis, Western civilization views nature and culture as being in opposition. This culture attempts to dominate nature, but bodily sensations, emotions, and natural processes keep bringing human “nature” back into consciousness. Culture teaches people to fear and despise the uncontrollable nature within them, so people learn to...
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