Degradation : what the history of obscenity tells us about hate speech /

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Author / Creator:Saunders, Kevin W.
Imprint:New York : New York University Press, c2011.
Description:vii, 243 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8298167
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ISBN:9780814741443 (cl : alk. paper)
0814741444 (cl : alk. paper)
9780814741450 (e-book)
0814741452 (e-book)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-234) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Pornography, Life, and the Gods in the Greek and Roman Eras
  • 3. The Arrival of Christianity
  • 4. The Modern Era
  • 5. A Look at Other Cultures
  • 6. What about Hate Speech?
  • 7. Using Obscenity Doctrine to Address Hate Speech
  • 8. Applications
  • 9. Variable Obscenity, Children, and Hate
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author