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Where Is the Sex in Political Theory
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In the tradition of political theory, women and sexuality are rarely mentioned When discussed, they are almost always treated together-women become nearly synonomous with sexuality while men, regarded as political or intellectual subjects, are disassociated from sex This essay explores the implications of this phenomenon for political theory's construction of women, sex, and politics as discussed by the authors.Abstract:
In the tradition of political theory, women and sexuality are rarely mentioned When discussed, they are almost always treated together-women become nearly synonomous with sexuality while men, regarded as political or intellectual subjects, are disassociated from sex This essay explores the implications of this phenomenon for political theory's construction of women, sex, and politics It also examines the implications of the historical association of women with sex for contemporary feminist political thinking The essay concludes with considerations of the ways in which traditionally gendered sexuality needs to be recast in order to liberate both women and politics from this historyread more
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