Wanting more : sex positivity and sexual liberation from an asexual feminist lens
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Lauren E. Sprout (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Danielle Bouchard
Abstract: This thesis takes an approach rooted in asexuality discourses to analyze sex positivity’s treatment as an uninterrogated good in sexual liberationist feminism. It breaks down how sex positivity and its practitioners reinforce compulsory sexuality. It looks at the origins of sex positivity in the 1980s Sex Wars and sex-radical movement. It analyzes the impact and representation of sex positivity in various genres and discourse communities including feminist theory, memoirs, television series, and activism. It also discusses the “crisis” surrounding Generation Z “not having enough sex” and “failure” to take up the mantle of the revolution that sex-positive feminism offers.
Wanting more : sex positivity and sexual liberation from an asexual feminist lens
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Created on 12/1/2023
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2023
- Keywords
- Asexuality, Feminism, Feminist studies, Generation Z, Sex positivity, Sex wars
- Subjects
- Asexuality (Sexual orientation)
- Sexual freedom
- Feminism