''Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law'' is a 1987 book by
feminist
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...
legal scholar
Catharine A. MacKinnon
Catharine Alice MacKinnon (born October 7, 1946) is an American radical feminist legal scholar, activist, and author. She is the Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, where she has been tenured since 1990, a ...
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The book is a collection of essays by MacKinnon delivered during the 1980s, in which she makes a
radical feminist
Radical feminism is a perspective within feminism that calls for a Political radicalism, radical re-ordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and economic contexts, while recognizing that women's experiences are al ...
critique of
pornography
Pornography (often shortened to porn or porno) is the portrayal of sexual subject matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal. Primarily intended for adults, and
liberal feminism
Liberal feminism, also called mainstream feminism, is a main branch of feminism defined by its focus on achieving gender equality through political and legal reform within the framework of liberal democracy. It is often considered culturally ...
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References
Further reading
Katharine T. Bartlett, Review: MacKinnon's Feminism: Power on Whose Terms?, California Law Review, Vol. 75, No. 4 (Jul., 1987), pp. 1559-1570Whitman, Christina "Law and Sex." Review of Feminism Unmodified, by C. A. MacKinnon. Mich. L. Rev. 86 (1988): 1388-403.Finley, Lucinda (1988) ''The Nature of Domination and the Nature of Women:Reflections on Feminism Unmodified''Sustein, Cass (1988) ''Feminism and Legal Theory - Review of Feminism UnmodifiedOlsen, Frances (1989) 'Feminist Theory in Grand Style', Columbia Law Review, 89/5: 1147-1178
Hein, Hilde (1987) ''In Search of Equality'', The Women's Review of Books, 5/1: 6-7
External links
1987 non-fiction books
Books by Catharine MacKinnon
English-language books
Feminist books
Harvard University Press books
Radical feminist books
Non-fiction books about pornography
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