Essay Proposal with Annotated Bibliography

In various societies, nudity is an act that is against morals, believes, ethics and values. For both male and female genders, being naked before people is a wrong act that is considered immoral. Individuals should ensure that they cover most of their body, especially the genitals. Various societal setups have their level of what is considered nudity for both males and females. This proposal intends to address nudity in the perspective of male and female genders. Nudity in any form corrupts people’s minds, especially young ones. It erodes the morals and values that control people’s behaviour in society. In this paper, I intend to focus on nudity in the form of pornography. The article will assess impacts of pornography on women and the influence of censorship on the representation of pornography in Canada. Nudity in pornographic form corrupts moral values and ethics in both male and female, devalues women rights and equality.

Annotated Bibliography

Fuller, J., Blackley, S., & Pollak, N. (1996). Restricted entry: Censorship on trial. Raincoast Books.

The authors address various challenges on censorship. The work is titled censorship on trial which means that censorship idea is undergoing severe challenges. In the material, sexual fantasy and lesbianism are examined explicitly. Recognized are the violation of women’s sexual rights and the paper also includes various ways in which feminism activists fight for women’s rights. The consequences of abuse of women’s equity in interpersonal relations are highlighted. This article contains ideas from various authors which makes it comprehensive with different versions and opinions on pornography. It will be used to write about the roles of feminism activists in stopping women’s rights violation.

Jacobs, K. (2004). Pornography in small places and other spaces. Cultural Studies, 18(1), 67-83.

This article focuses on internet pornography, censorship and globalization of the nudity acts. Jacobs argues that internet pornography is increasing at an alarming rate and consumption is global. It is noted in that with an increase in technological devices, and the youthful generation can access the internet and get involved in such acts. Further, Jacob analyses the relationship between pornography and sexual violence among the youth. By focusing on female adolescents, Jacob examines the impact of pornography on women, especially at an early age. I intend to use this article in my extended essay because it entails a compressive analysis of the effects of internet pornography on women.

Kristol, I. (2004). Pornography, obscenity, and the case for censorship. Quadrant, 17(5-6), 48.

The article written by Irving Kristol contains essential information about pornography and censorship. In the section, the central argument forwarded by Kristol is that current liberty should favour censorship. Kristol’s argument is based on moral relevance, and he stated that attaining the quality of life in American democracy, the system has to adopt censorship. The article argues against pornography, and Kristol highlights some of the solutions to the nudity problem. In the paper, the consequences of nudity acts and pornography are clearly explained. I will use this article because it is current, objective on youths and credible. It contains vital information about censorship that will also be useful in making the final paper.

MacKinnon, C. A. (1983). Not a moral issue. Yale L. & Poly Rev., 2, 321.

The article provides a critique of pornography to defend feminism. It also gives a brief commentary on the obscenity standard to explore the implications of the feminist critique of pornography. Mackinnon draws from the First Amendment theory to expound on the need to ban pornography in its totality. It is noted that pornography does not only interfere with women’s rights but also corrupts good morals — Center to the argument the morality concerns and male dominance. The article is current addressing vital issues about the effects of pornography, and I intend to utilize it to compile the long essay. I will borrow the author’s arguments to support them make a relationship between pornography and morality.

Malamuth, N. M. (Ed.). (2014). Pornography and sexual aggression. Elsevier.

This article focuses on pornography and sexual aggression. It is well-organized into subtopics such as investigation of the impacts of pornography, history of sexual depictions and effects of exposure to sexual images. In this source, I intend to use the information on erotica spherically is sexually arousing to analyze the impact of exposure to sexual images among the females. As it contains various concepts about pornography and its effects, I will also utilize the article to expound on adverse impacts of pornography and their solutions. The paper is current addressing upcoming issues of sexuality and pornography. It is also objective and meant for women audience and for these reasons, it is a valid paper worth using for my final essay.

Willis, E. (1993). Feminism, moralism, and pornography. NYL Sch. L. Rev., 38, 351.

Willis focuses on feminism, moralism and pornography. He cultivates a connection between the three to help expound on the impact of nudity on women. The article gives a different perspective of pornography by stating that the male dominates the subject and forces women to get involved. It recognizes that the number of women who are victims of nudity over the internet is women. I would use the feminism part to expound on what women need to do to stop the male dominance in their lives. The feminism movements and their role in stopping pornography are also recognized in the article. I will utilize the paper to make my final long essay because its content is relevant to my topic.

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