Philosophy lecturer Aidan McGlynn discusses his research on pornography as propaganda
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Transcript – How Pornography Works
Aidan’s previous focus has mostly been on issues in epistemology to do with knowledge, belief, justification and the various issues in the philosophy of language and the mind. In the last couple of years, Aidan has turned his attention to more socially and politically charged topics within philosophy, including pornography.
Propaganda and the authority of pornography
Aidan’s paper on propaganda and pornography (McGlynn, 2016) explores to what extent pornography can be seen as a type of misogynist propaganda. You can read a general introduction to his work via his blog post at The Forum.
London School of Economics | Guest blog by Aidan McGlynn – Porn as Propaganda
The paper draws on work from Rae Langton (1993), Catharine MacKinnon (1993), Susan Brownmiller (1975) and Jason Stanley (2015).
About Aidan McGlynn
Aidan McGlynn is a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.
References
Brownmiller, S. (1975) Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape, Columbine, Simon and Schuster.
Langton, R. (1993) Speech Acts and Unspeakable Acts
MacKinnon, C. (1993) Only Words. London: HarperCollins Publishers.
McGlynn, A. (2016). Propaganda and the Authority of Pornography. THEORIA, 31(3), pp329-343
Stanley, J. (2015) How Propaganda Works. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.