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Carol Queen debates at The Oxford Union Debating Society, Oxford, England!
Thursday, February 18

http://www.oxford-union.org/

Event Name   This House Believes That Promiscuity Is A Virtue Not A Vice
Start Date  19th Feb 2009 8:30pm

In Proposition:

DR SHERE HITE is an American-born German feminist and sexologist whose research focuses primarily on the female sexual experience, in particular our understanding of and social attitudes towards it. Her works include the acclaimed “Hite Report on Female Sexuality” and “Sexual Honesty, by women, for women”. Hite is sure to bring her substantial research experience (Hite’s research utilises studies of individual sexual experiences) to bear on this debate.

CAROL QUEEN is an American author, editor and sexologist, and a leading figure in the sex-positive feminism movement. Through her writing, videos and public speaking engagements, Queen’s practical advice and sense of enthusiasm for sex has reached tens of millions worldwide. The success of her book “Real Live Nude Girl: Chronicles of Sex-Positive Culture” is testament to the popularity of her message.

STELLA VINE is an artist and ex-stripper, who is most famous for her portraits of Kate Moss and Princess Diana. She has her own gallery in Soho and her paintings have been bought by the likes of George Michael and Charles Saatchi.

JOANI BLANK knows a lot about sex. Hailing from Oakland, California, she is an entrepreneur, editor, writer, educator and inventor of all things sexual. Her interest in this field has been expressed in numerous fields. She founded Down There Press, a publisher of sex-related books and opened Good Vibrations, a woman-oriented sex toy business. Having invented the Butterfly Vibrator and served on the Board of Directors of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, she is more than qualified to elaborate on the wonders of sexual adventure.

In Opposition: 

WENDY SHALIT is an American author who sees promiscuity as a vice rather than a means of female liberation and empowerment. Her writings include “A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue” (1999) and  “Girls Gone Mild: Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect” (2007). She is sure to make a strong case for exercising restraint in sexual activity.

THE BISHOP OF EBBSFLEET, the Right Reverend Andrew Burnham, is a bishop who fulfils the role of a provincial Episcopal visitor for the whole of the Anglican Province of Canterbury. The position was created in 1994 and has been held by Andrew Burnham since 2000. We look forward to his staunch defense of chastity grounded in the teachings of the Christian faith.

INGA MUSCIO, feminist and public speaker, is the author of the widely acclaimed “Cunt: A Declaration of Independence”. Through her writings, she seeks to promote a woman-positive society. We look forward to her sharing her strongly held opinions on womanhood with us in this debate. 

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Carol Queen reads at UNSEEN/UNSAID, Climate Theater
(285 9th St, corner of Folsom)
(Plus Carol & Robert's collages will be shown -- one night only)
Saturday, February 21st, 8 pm -- $10 admission

This event will feature artists and performers in all media who explore the territory of that which cannot be spoken, defies words, is unmentionable, forbidden or unacknowledged. Unseen/Unsaid will present themes from the invisible edges of our cultural landscape, and investigate the shifting spheres of private vs. public, appropriate vs. inappropriate, and all that is pushed under the rug. Curated by the Climate Curatorial Collective, Unseen/Unsaid presents a fascinating and diverse grouping of Bay Area art.

Participating Artists: Marc Adelman – video Joegh Bullock - installation Lula Chapman and Angela Dix – performance Jorge Rodolfo de Hoyos Jr. – dance performance Guillermo Galindo – interactive performance Jason Hanasik – video Elyse Hochstadt – sculptural installation Pantea Karimi – printmaking Dorian Katz – painting Robin Lasser and Adrienne Pao – performative sculpture Trina Lopez – video Laura Mappin – sculpture Kelly Marshall – mixed media Erin O’Neill – photography Nanda Palmieri – painting Carol Queen and Robert Morgan Lawrence – collage and performance Jennifer Rarick and Laura Zaylea – sound and video April Taylor – interactive performance Deirdre Visser and Carla Williams – photography and text Taylor Ward – sculptural installation Thisway/Thatway a.k.a. Stephanie Cooper – video and performance and DJ Missing Orphans spinning tunes from his vast Taboo archives.

 

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