"Pornography Exposed." The Davidsonian, January 16, 1981.
- Title
- "Pornography Exposed." The Davidsonian, January 16, 1981.
- Description
- This article describes a series of lectures and discussions during January 1981 with Susan Laurie, a poet and author from the Berkley Women Writers workshop, sponsored by the Women's Center.
- Date
- January 16, 1981.
- Relation
- The Davidsonian. January 16, 1981.
- Text
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Pornography will come out of the plain brown paper wrapper and in the 900 Room next Tuesday at 7 when California poet Susan Lurie presents a talk entitled "Pornography and the Myth of Women." Lurie is director of the Berkeley Women Writers workshop at the University of California at Berkeley ad is editor-publisher of Women See'd, a magazine featuring women's writing. She has contributed to several books and poetry collections, including the controversial Take Back the Night: Women on Pornography, The New York Times Book Review described this book as "a collection of analyses, 'critiques,' manifestos, and speeches, all by prominent feminists, all decrying the increase of violence in pornography during the last ten years." Publisher's Weekly called it a "cry of rage and pain, a call to action, a search for solutions."
Lurie's visit, sponsored by the Davidson Women's Center, will continue with three days of poetry readings and workshops. On Wednesday at 12:30 she will speak on "Women and Literature" at an open luncheon in the 900 Room. She will also conduct a workshop later that day from 2 to 4 with Professor Tony Abbott's creative writing class in Chambers 301.
Linda Orr from Duke University will join Lurie on Thursday at 4:30 in the 900 Room for a poetry reading followed by a sign-up dinner.
Women's Center spokesman Aurie Hall emphasized that all events are open to the entire student body. She hopes that nationally known speakers like Lurie whose subject is of interest to all students will contribute a "growing awareness of women's issues" on campus. - Publisher
- Davidson College.
- Contributor
- Jeff Mann.
- Language
- English.
- Source
- The Davidsonian.
- Subject
- Women's Center.
- Site pages
- Resources & Committees
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