An exploration of the history of "indecency" laws and other restrictions aimed at protecting youth, ranges from Plato's argument for rigid censorship, through Victorian laws designed to repress libidinous thoughts, to contemporary battles over sex education in public schools and violence in the media.

Not in Front of the Children: Indecency, Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth

History

Heins, Marjorie

Americas

Hill & Wang Pub

The first comprehensive history of the debate about censorship designed to protect children and winner of the ALA's 2002 Eli Oboler Award for best-published work in the area of intellectual freedom From Huckleberry Finn to Harry Potter, Internet filters to the V-chip, censorship is often based on the assumption that children and adolescents must be protected from "indecent" information that might harm their development -- whether in art, in literature, or on a Web site. But where does this assumption come from, and is it true? In Not in Front of the Children, a pathbreaking history of "indecency" laws and other restrictions aimed at protecting youth, Marjorie Heins suggests that the "harm-to-minors" argument rests on shaky foundations.

Not In Front of the Children: "Indecency," Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth

Hill and Wang

From Huckleberry Finn to Harry Potter, from Internet filters to the v-chip, censorship exercised on behalf of children and adolescents is often based on the assumption that they must be protected from “indecent” information that might harm their development—whether in art, in literature, or on a Web site. But where does this assumption come from, and is it true? In Not in Front of the Children, Marjorie Heins explores the fascinating history of “indecency” laws and other restrictions aimed at protecting youth. From Plato’s argument for rigid censorship, through Victorian laws aimed at repressing libidinous thoughts, to contemporary battles over sex education in public schools and violence in the media, Heins guides us through what became, and remains, an ideological minefield. With fascinating examples drawn from around the globe, she suggests that the “harm to minors” argument rests on shaky foundations.

Not in Front of the Children: 'Indecency,' Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth

Rutgers University Press

Priests of Our Democracy tells of the teachers and professors who battled the anti-communist witch hunt of the 1950s. It traces the political fortunes of academic freedom beginning in the late 19th century, both on campus and in the courts. Combining political and legal history with wrenching personal stories, the book details how the anti-communist excesses of the 1950s inspired the Supreme Court to recognize the vital role of teachers and professors in American democracy. The crushing of dissent in the 1950s impoverished political discourse in ways that are still being felt, and First Amendment academic freedom, a product of that period, is in peril today. In compelling terms, this book shows why the issue should matter to everyone.

Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge

Administrative Law

NYU Press

Strictly Ghetto Property: The Story of Los Siete de la Raza

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Ramparts Press

Strictly ghetto property; the story of Los Siete de la Raza

Priests of Our Democracy tells of the teachers and professors who battled the anti-communist witch hunt of the 1950s. It traces the political fortunes of academic freedom beginning in the late 19th century, both on campus and in the courts. Combining political and legal history with wrenching personal stories, the book details how the anti-communist excesses of the 1950s inspired the Supreme Court to recognize the vital role of teachers and professors in American democracy. The crushing of dissent in the 1950s impoverished political discourse in ways that are still being felt, and First Amendment academic freedom, a product of that period, is in peril today. In compelling terms, this book shows why the issue should matter to everyone.

Business & Money

Economics

Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars

In 1989 strange things began to happen in these United States. Musicians and music store owners were charged with crimes for singing songs or selling tapes and records. The U.S. Congress passed a resolution condemning a major museum for permitting a display that "encourages disrespect for the flag." The federal arts funding agency was accused of blasphemy for assisting artists whose work dealt with religious themes. And so "censorship" became a key word in political debate. In Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy, the founding director of the ACLU Arts Censorship Project discusses the most hotly contested censorship issues.

The New Press

Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy is a lively, lucid primer on censorship, art, and popular culture. It is also the product of several years on the front lines of the culture wars it describes.In this book, Marjorie Heins, founding director of the Arts Censorship Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, uses her considerable expertise to help provide a sensible, coherent account of some of the most hotly contested issues of the 1990s.For all the recent talk about censorship, until now there has been no comprehensive summary of either the legal underpinnings of the assaults on free expression or their social implications. Which laws do self-styled "censors" rely on? How are record labeling, movie ratings, and attacks on museums related? How can a concerned citizen make sense of genuinely confusing issues that seem to pit the rights of taxpayers against those of artists?Using examples from current and historic court cases and public debates, Heins reveals the strategies used by prosecutors and special interest groups, and explains why efforts to suppress artistic expression on painful or offensive subjects won't help solve the problems that beset society today. No other book offers such an accessible summary or such keen insights into America's struggle over free expression.

New Pr

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Not in Front of the Children: Indecency, Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth

Not In Front of the Children: "Indecency," Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth

Not in Front of the Children: 'Indecency,' Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth

Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge

Strictly Ghetto Property: The Story of Los Siete de la Raza

Strictly ghetto property; the story of Los Siete de la Raza

Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge

Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars

Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars