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| Author | Andrea Dworkin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Sexual intercourse |
| Publisher | Free Press |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 257 |
| ISBN | 0-684-83239-9 |
| OCLC | 37625851 |
| 306.7 | |
| LC Class | HQ |
Intercourse is the fifth nonfiction book by American radical feminist writer and activist Andrea Dworkin. It was first published in 1987 by Free Press. In Intercourse, Dworkin presents a radical feminist analysis of sexual intercourse in literature and society.
She is often said to argue that "all heterosexual sex is rape", based on the line from the book that says, "Violation is a synonym for intercourse." However, Dworkin has denied this interpretation, stating, "What I think is that sex must not put women in a subordinate position. It must be reciprocal and not an act of aggression from a man looking only to satisfy himself. That's my point."[1]
- ^ Mikkelson, Barbara (September 28, 2007). "Rape Seeded". Snopes.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.