The Morning After (book)
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The Morning After: Sex, Fear and Feminism (ISBN 0-316-75432-3) was the first of author and journalist Katie Roiphe
's books. It was published simultaneously in the United States by Back Bay Books (Boston) and in Canada by Little, Brown and Company
in 1993. It was reprinted in 1994, while Roiphe was still a candidate for her doctorate. Chapter three of the book had previously been published as an essay, "The Rape Crisis, or 'Is Dating Dangerous?'" in the New York Times Magazine.
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Katie Roiphe
Katie Roiphe is an American author and journalist. She is best known as the author of the non-fiction examination The Morning After: Fear, Sex and Feminism . She is also the author of Last Night in Paradise: Sex and Morals at the Century's End , and the 2007 study of writers and marriage, Uncommon...
's books. It was published simultaneously in the United States by Back Bay Books (Boston) and in Canada by Little, Brown and Company
Little, Brown and Company
Little, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. Since 2006 it has been a constituent unit of Hachette Book Group USA.-19th century:...
in 1993. It was reprinted in 1994, while Roiphe was still a candidate for her doctorate. Chapter three of the book had previously been published as an essay, "The Rape Crisis, or 'Is Dating Dangerous?'" in the New York Times Magazine.
Contents
- Introduction
- The Blue-Light System
- Taking Back the Night
- The Rape Crisis, or "Is Dating Dangerous?"
- Reckless Eyeballing: Sexual Harassment on Campus
- The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
- Catherine MacKinnon, the Antiporn Star
- Still Looking for Mr. Goodbar
- Afterword
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Positive reviews
- The most talked-about nonfiction of the season. — Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
- A persuasive critique ... Roiphe doesn't have the answer ... but at least she has the nerve to raise the question. — New York Times Book Review
- A prominent — and provocative — new voice in feminist debate. — New York Sunday NewsdayNewsdayNewsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
- Katie Roiphe writes from the trenches of gender warfare. The Morning After is clearheaded, wry, disturbing. — Washington Post Book WorldThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
- Remarkable — the first intelligent cry of protest from Roiphe's generation against what feminism has wrought in the name of women. — Commentary
Negative reviews
- Katha PollittKatha PollittKatha Pollitt is an American feminist poet, essayist and critic. She is the author of four essay collections and two books of poetry...
. 'Not Just Bad Sex'. New YorkerThe New YorkerThe New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
4 October 1993.
See also
Articles- Date rapeDate rape"Date rape", often referred to as acquaintance rape, is an assault or attempted assault usually committed by a new acquaintance involving sexual intercourse without mutual consent....
- Lipstick feminismLipstick feminismLipstick feminism is a variety of Third-wave feminism that philosophically reclaims the sexual power of women, in response to the social and cultural backlash of the ideologically radical varieties of Second-wave feminism of the 1960s and the 1970s...
- Take Back the NightTake Back the NightTake Back the Night is an internationally held march and rally intended as a protest and direct action against rape and other forms of sexual violence...
- VictimologyVictimologyVictimology is the scientific study of victimization, including the relationships between victims and offenders, the interactions between victims and the criminal justice system — that is, the police and courts, and corrections officials — and the connections between victims and other social groups...
Anthologies
- The Friend Who Got AwayThe Friend Who Got AwayThe Friend Who Got Away is an anthology of essays dealing with the subject of the dissolution of friendships among women. It was published in 2005 by Doubleday...
- Sexual Violence: Opposing Viewpoints (2003)Sexual Violence: Opposing Viewpoints (2003)Sexual Violence: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints series, presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints on four central questions about sexual violence: what causes it; whether it is a serious problem; how society should address it; and how it can be reduced...
External links
- Amazon.com "Search inside this book."
- The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress excerpt adapted from The Morning After.