Eroticism and Pornography / Audre Lorde

Description

Produced by Helene Rosenbluth.

The major part of this tape is a speech given by Audre Lorde in San Francisco, November, 1978. She talks about erotica, why it's needed, what it is, and why it's feared. Helene Rosenbluth gives a long introduction that includes definitions of both pornography and erotica. The conclusion of the tape is of Adrienne Rich reading a poem inspired by her visit to Crete and seeing the status of women there. Mixed with music.

Recorded at Feminist Perspective on Pornography Conference, San Francisco, California, in November 1978.

Broadcast date

03/04/1979

Broadcast station

KPFK

Program Length

49 minutes

Archive number

KZ0884

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