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Amia Srinivasan · Short Cuts: Andrea Dworkin’s Conviction · LRB 6 October 2022

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Like many of the prominent feminists of her generation, Andrea Dworkin was a woman of abundant intellectual and creative...

Vol. 44 No. 19 · 6 October 2022 Short Cuts Andrea Dworkin’s Conviction Amia Srinivasan Share on Bluesky Share on Facebook Share Email Print 2349 words I n ​ 1987, when Andrea Dworkin appeared on the Phil Donahue Show to promote the publication of her book Intercourse , a woman in the audience asked her, with a mixture of incredulity, concern and contempt: 'What tragic thing happened in your life that made you feel this way?' The audience hooted with laughter. Dworkin laughed for a moment too, in exasperation, and then turned serious: When we read the work of male writers they can have ha

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