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| Born | Andrea Rita Dworkin September 26, 1946 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 2005 (aged 58) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Bennington College (BA) |
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| Years active | 1966–2005 |
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Andrea Rita Dworkin (September 26, 1946 – April 9, 2005) was an American radical feminist writer and activist best known for her analysis of pornography. Her feminist writings, beginning in 1974, span 30 years. They are found in a dozen solo works: nine books of non-fiction, two novels, and a collection of short stories. Another three volumes were co-written or co-edited with US constitutional law professor and feminist activist, Catharine A. MacKinnon.
The central objective of Dworkin's work is analyzing Western society, culture, and politics through the prism of men's sexual violence against women in a patriarchal context. She wrote on a wide range of topics including the lives of Joan of Arc,[1] Margaret Papandreou,[2] and Nicole Brown Simpson;[3] she analyzed the literature of Charlotte Brontë,[4] Jean Rhys,[5] Leo Tolstoy, Marquis de Sade, Kōbō Abe, Tennessee Williams, James Baldwin, and Isaac Bashevis Singer;[6] she brought her own radical feminist perspective to her examination of subjects historically written or described from men's point of view, including fairy tales, homosexuality,[7] lesbianism,[8] virginity,[9] antisemitism, the State of Israel,[10] the Holocaust, biological superiority,[11] and racism.[12] She interrogated premises underlying concepts such as freedom of the press[13] and civil liberties.[14] She theorized the sexual politics of intelligence,[15] fear, courage,[16] and integrity.[17] She described a male supremacist political ideology manifesting in and constituted by rape,[18] battery,[19] prostitution,[20] and pornography.[21]
- ^ Dworkin 1987, pp. 103–133
- ^ Dworkin 1989a, pp. 153–161
- ^ Dworkin, Andrea (1995). "Disorder in the Court : THE ABUSE : In Nicole Brown Simpson's Words". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Dworkin 1989a, pp. 68–87
- ^ Dworkin 1989a, pp. 87–94
- ^ Dworkin 1987, pp. 3–100
- ^ Dworkin 1978a, pp. 107–146
- ^ Dworkin, Andrea (1975). "Lesbian Pride". No Status Quo.
- ^ Dworkin 1987, pp. 103–151
- ^ Dworkin, Andrea (1990). "Israel: Whose Country Is It Anyway?". No Status Quo.
- ^ Dworkin, Andrea (1977). "Biological Superiority: The World's Most Dangerous and Deadly Idea". No Status Quo.
- ^ Whisnant, Rebecca (September 2016). "Our Blood: Andrea Dworkin on Race, Privilege, and Women's Common Condition". Women's Studies International Forum. 58: 68–76. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2016.07.004 – via Research Gate.
- ^ Dworkin, Andrea (1979). "For Men, Freedom of Speech; For Women, Silence Please". No Status Quo.
- ^ Dworkin, Andrea (1981). "The ACLU: Bait and Switch". No Status Quo.
- ^ Dworkin 1978a, pp. 37–69
- ^ Dworkin 1976, pp. 50–65
- ^ Dworkin 1987, pp. 127–128
- ^ Dworkin 1976, pp. 22–49
- ^ Dworkin, Andrea (1978b). "A Battered Wife Survives". No Status Quo.
- ^ Dworkin, Andrea (1993). "Prostitution and Male Supremacy". No Status Quo.
- ^ Dworkin, Andrea (1981). "Pornography and Male Supremacy". No Status Quo.