Women in shunga: Questions of Objectification and Equality
The objectification of women in art and pornography is often seen as harmful. However, Martha Nussbaum’s articulation of seven types of objectification shows how it can be benign or positive depending on the context. This paper utilizes Nussbaum’s ideas to examine the objectification of wome...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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Institute of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University
2019-12-01
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Series: | The Polish Journal of Aesthetics |
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Online Access: | https://pjaesthetics.uj.edu.pl/documents/138618288/144215622/PJA-55-5-boyd.pdf/ae257463-aa12-410b-bfa1-561aea8e7a77 |
Summary: | The objectification of women in art and pornography is often seen as harmful. However, Martha Nussbaum’s articulation of seven types of objectification shows how it can be benign or positive depending on the context. This paper utilizes Nussbaum’s ideas to examine the objectification of women depicted in shunga, sexually explicit art created in 17th-19thcentury Japan, and how it differs from European art of the same period. It also explores related issues of equality, sexuality, and agency. |
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ISSN: | 2544-8242 |