Judging obscenity : a critical history of expert evidence /

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In Judging Obscenity Christopher Nowlin examines expert evidence in North American obscenity trials and reveals how little consensus there is among those who purport to know best about the nature of artistic representation, human sexuality, and the psychological and behavioral effects of reading, wr...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nowlin, Christopher J. (Christopher Jon), 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Trials (Obscenity) > Canada.
Evidence, Expert > Canada.
Pornography > Canada.
Trials (Obscenity) > United States.
Evidence, Expert > United States.
Pornography > United States.
Pornography > Law and legislation > Canada.
Pornography > Law and legislation > United States.
Evidence, Expert.
Obscenity (Aesthetics) > Canada.
Obscenity (Aesthetics) > United States.
Pornographie > Droit > Canada.
Pornographie > Droit > États-Unis.
Expertises.
Obscénité > Canada.
Obscénité > États-Unis.
Procès (Obscénité) > Canada.
Expertises > Canada.
Pornographie > Canada.
Procès (Obscénité) > États-Unis.
Expertises > États-Unis.
Pornographie > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Pornography > Law and legislation
Obscenity (Aesthetics)
Evidence, Expert
Pornography
Trials (Obscenity)
Gerichtsverhandlung
Unzucht
Obszönität
Canada
United States
Kanada
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In Judging Obscenity Christopher Nowlin examines expert evidence in North American obscenity trials and reveals how little consensus there is among those who purport to know best about the nature of artistic representation, human sexuality, and the psychological and behavioral effects of reading, writing, or watching explicit sexual narratives and imagery.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 285 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index.
ISBN:9780773570900
077357090X
1282861018
9781282861015

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