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Degradation : What the History of Obscenity Tells Us about Hate Speech.

Throughout history obscenity has not really been about sex but about degradation. Sexual depictions have been suppressed when they were seen as lowering the status of humans, furthering our distance from the gods or God and moving us toward the animals. In the current era, when we recognize ourselve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Saunders, Kevin Wall, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author.