To deprave and corrupt : obscenity battles in British law and culture /

To deprave and corrupt : obscenity battles in British law and culture /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Scott, Catherine, 1983- author.
Imprint:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2018.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Obscenity (Law) -- England. Censorship -- England. Pornography -- Law and legislation -- England. Obscenity (Aesthetics) Censorship. Obscenity (Aesthetics) Obscenity (Law) Pornography -- Law and legislation. England.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13513269

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ISBN:	9781476633107 147663310X 9781476672830 1476672830
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"This comprehensive analysis of obscenity in British culture explores what is considered obscene, who gets to decide, and how class, race and gender inform laws regarding adult content. The author describes how obscenity laws disproportionately affect the BDSM subculture, the LGBT community and feminist porn performers"--
Other form:	Print version: Scott, Catherine, 1983- To deprave and corrupt. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2018 9781476672830

Table of Contents:

The current situation
Then and now
Won't somebody please think of the children?!
A very great mischief
20th-century smut
Women don't want that sort of thing
That special relationship
Shoving it down our throats
Privilege and platforms: obscenity in the modern world.