Bad Attitude(s) on Trial: Pornography, Feminism, and the Butler Decision

by Shannon Bell, Brenda Cossman, Lise Gotell, et al.

Bad Attitude(s) on Trial is a critical analysis of pornography in the context of contemporary Canada. The notion that pornography both reflects sexual domination and 'victimizes' women has recently found expression in law in the landmark Canadian Supreme Court decision of R. v. Butler (1992). Many feminists embrace this new law as progressive, but in the post-Butler years, straight, mainstream pornography is still flourishing, while sexual representations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802076432
• ISBN13: 9780802076434
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"