Reading Alfred C. Kinsey: Sexuality and Discourse in Mid-Century America

This project concerns various 20th-century rhetorical strategies for sexual liberation. First, I examine the work of Alfred C. Kinsey through the theories of Louis Althusser and Michel Foucault. In the second chapter I look at Kinsey's Female volume and argue that he uses the mid-century concern for marriage as a strategy for sexual liberation. Next, I trace the ways in which four female, post-Kinsey writers use Kinsey (explicitly or implicitly) for their own particular strategies for sexual liberation. Finally, my conclusion asks how we can develop an effective strategy for this new century.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Department dc:contributor.department

English

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• McCann, Brandy R.

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Hausman, Bernice L.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Collier, James H.
• Mollin, Marian B.

• Women Writers
• Feminism
• Kinsey
• Female Sexuality
• Sex Education

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-05042005-163234

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/32179