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Acting up : free speech, pragmatism, and American performance in the late 20th century /
Nunns examines how free speech became a centerpiece of American identity during the 20th century and how ideas of freedom of expression came to a head during the?Culture Wars? in the 1980s and?90s. He explores four case histories: performance artist Karen Finley and her court case revolving around p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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El Paso :
LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC,
[2011]
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| Colección: | Recht und Gesellschaft.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Nunns examines how free speech became a centerpiece of American identity during the 20th century and how ideas of freedom of expression came to a head during the?Culture Wars? in the 1980s and?90s. He explores four case histories: performance artist Karen Finley and her court case revolving around public funding for the arts; the lawsuits involving the film I am Curious (Yellow); the controversy surrounding a community?s performance of Angels in America; and the racist songwriting of David Allen Coe. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781593326715 1593326718 |