The course will deal with the history of pornography and the theoretical-political debates surrounding the issue. During the course, we will examine pornography as part of establishing the broad field of sexuality while focusing on the controversy between different feminist theories. Does pornography harm women, serves as an act of violence against them (as individuals and as a group), or can it produce alternative constructions of gender and sexuality? During the course, we will examine theoretical texts as well as cultural texts from diverse fields such as art, poetry, literature and cinema.