Dr. Rebecca Whisnant

Rebecca Whisnant is professor and chair of the philosophy department at the University of Dayton, where she also served for eight years as director of the women’s and gender studies program. She is co-editor (with Christine Stark) of Not For Sale: Feminists Resisting Prostitution and Pornography, and (with Peggy DesAutels) of Global Feminist Ethics. Her recent articles on pornography include “Pornography, humiliation, and consent” and “But what about feminist porn?: Examining the work of Tristan Taormino.” She has also published articles on prostitution, rape, and the racial politics of feminism. She teaches courses on sexual ethics, feminist social theory, and feminist ethics.