Highlighting the strength and diversity of feminist perspectives this collection shows how issues of re-conceiving desire, theorizing embodiment and materiality, interrogating the status of sexuality and difference, decentring feminist practice to be inclusive of transnational and de-colonial concerns, critiques of binary logic and gender, transversal politics, and the need for new political visions in light of advanced capitalism are all enhanced by this alliance.
This account of twentyfive years of feminist thinking on sexuality covers the thought of sixties-era sexual liberationists, alongside the debates over sex and love within feminist and lesbian communities. Segal covers certain shifts toward greater sexual conservatism in the eighties. She examines an array of issues, including sex as a subversive activity, the “liberated orgasm,” sex advice literature, gender uncertainties, queer politics, anti-pornography campaigns and the rise of the moral right.
Special issue containing book reviews concerning gender issues. For example a review of Susan Sontag's biography 'Sontag : Her life', Pam Grossman's book about the witch 'Waking the witch : reflections on women, magic and power', Katherine Angel's book about fatherhood 'Daddy issues : An essay on fathers and feminism and Amelia Abraham's 'Queer intentions : A personal journey through LGBTQ+ culture'.