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Jane Sexes It Up: True Confessions of Feminist Desire
In Jane Sexes It Up, 20 young, progressive feminists reflect on the limitations they think are imposed by establishment feminism on their bodies and their behavior. In these essays, headed up by editor Merri Lisa Johnson's "Generation X Does the Sex Wars", the writers confess their seemingly antifeminist longings and question what role feminist ideals should play...more
Paperback, 416 pages
Published
April 10th 2002
by Seal Press
(first published February 15th 2002)
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Jane Sexes It Up: True Confessions of Feminist Desire is a series of essays about the tension between being seriously dedicated to feminism and potentially "un-feminist" sexual desires. For example, does a serious feminist enter into the institution of marriage? Stay in a abusive domestic relationship? Enjoy S&M? Can lesbians be feminist and enjoy dildos? The courageously confessional contributors to this volume (mostly women and one gay man) try to re-work feminism so that these tensi...more
I truly enjoyed this brilliantly crafted collection of essays. The writings contained in this booked reflected on how feminism sometimes acts as a form of social control that places limitations on how women can feel, think and use their bodies. This book takes a profound look at on what role feminism and feminist ideals should pay on desire. This book lie so many before makes it clear that a one size fits all feminism will leave many women disenfranchised and marginalized in many spaces but most...more
This book was beyond fabulous! It's one of the first anthologies that not only succeeds at blending feminist and queer politics of desire but also addresses the cognitive dissonance that desires can produce in an individual coming into feminist consciousness. While it seems unacknowledged by many feminist circles, the Andrea Dworkin style feminism has left an unhealthy residue on the theories of certain third-wave feminists, resulting in women telling other women that their erotic desires and pr...more
This was a mixed bag of essays about feminist sexuality. Some of the essays really worked and some didn't. Many of the women contributing to this text were around the same age and from similar socioeconomic backgrounds. I think a more diverse group of women would have served to make this a really interesting read. I would recommend picking it up if you're in the mood for some marginally racy, not-too-challenging feminist literature
So, I overall did enjoy this book. I went through a gauntlet of opinions/reactions/feelings throughout the course of reading the essays. Some I found repulsively biased, others I found merely curious by the statements made and opinions shared, and well, simply others just made me really want to go out and have sex with women. Hmmmm.
Regardless, it was an educational and enlightening experience to read this book, and Ms. Johnson is an exceptional writer herself, having compiled one of m...more
Regardless, it was an educational and enlightening experience to read this book, and Ms. Johnson is an exceptional writer herself, having compiled one of m...more
This was truly one of the best books I have read. Before this book I had declared that I was NOT a Feminist. After reading the opinions of Third Wave Feminists I found that maybe I AM. I can not sympathize with what I view as a man-hating feminism. I quite enjoy men. I enjoy my role as a woman amongst men. I even feel that maybe it's better to be a woman in today's world. Does that make me a feminist? Well, maybe it does!
Rachel
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Recommends it for:
sex and gender studies students, modern girls who are afraid to be feminists
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Jamie Clifton
A pretty interesting book of third-wave feminist essays on sexuality and self-expression. I think the real value in it was not that these essays are the most well-written or insightful I've ever read, but that they really did make me think about things in a different way. There's this horrible screeching problem with feminism and female desire, especially now in the third wave, and these essays do a fair amount of exploring in that territory, while also--most importantly--facilitating the start ...more
Like most anthologies some authors hit and some authors miss. The hit to miss ratio lends this collection a rating of 4.
After having questions about my personal feelings towards porn and the sex industry--mostly a realization that I have been pretty sheltered and am kind of a prude when it comes to discussing sexuality openly.
The articles were hit and miss for me, but there are some really great perspectives about rethinking mainstream desire. Some felt like they were defenses of being a heterosexual feminist, which was a little boring. The more interesting stuff to me was about defining the phallus v...more
The articles were hit and miss for me, but there are some really great perspectives about rethinking mainstream desire. Some felt like they were defenses of being a heterosexual feminist, which was a little boring. The more interesting stuff to me was about defining the phallus v...more
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Mixing up the summer with women's studies books...quite an intersting and learning read.
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I loved this book. It's hot! Some really good essays asking some really good questions about sex and feminism. When I read this, I really needed to read something that was inspiring and open minded to sex and the various forms it takes. (Being really ambiguous here.) I guess it reaffirmed for me that sex, kinky sex, and sex work are self-defining and empowering aspects for not only the folks who wrote about their experiences within the anthology, but all individuals who think beyond monogamy, pr...more
i forgot i read this book until i unpacked a box of books from college. raunchy feminists telling raunchy feminist stories. what more to say? kind of enjoyable during that one weird time of my life. ha!
I got this book as one of my required texts for a summer course. I have done nothing but reference and reference it since I got the book. The collection is well worth the read and really attempts to understand "third wave" feminism and what form it is taking or has taken.
i love raunchy feminist writings. this is a large book of several different perspectives on women, sexuality, marriage, theory, etc. i can turn to just about any page and find something underlined, highlighted, and starred. :)
This was a good intro to "sex positive feminism"--whatever that is--and some of the essays did get me intellectually hot, but I feel like I'd read them before. Maybe because feminist theory grows in dog years.
I reached the word "anarcha-orgasmic" and immediately stopped reading.
really interesting collection of essays on feminism and sexuality/desire.
yes! i've been waiting for a book just like this..
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Hit or miss the whole way through.
I loved this book! It was great!
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