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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Main Author:	Louise Boyd
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	Institute of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University 2019-12-01
Series:	The Polish Journal of Aesthetics
Subjects:	shunga sex art feminism objectification
Online Access:	https://pjaesthetics.uj.edu.pl/documents/138618288/144215622/PJA-55-5-boyd.pdf/ae257463-aa12-410b-bfa1-561aea8e7a77

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description	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.
topic	shunga sex art feminism objectification
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Women in shunga: Questions of Objectification and Equality

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