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Judging obscenity : a critical history of expert evidence /

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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Main Author: Nowlin, Christopher J. (Christopher Jon), 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
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.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780773570900
077357090X
1282861018
9781282861015
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The Constitutional Backdrop for Reviewing Expert Opinions about Pornography
  • Progressivism and Legislative Facts in the Shaping of Public Policy
  • Experts and Obscenity Law: American Rules and Innovations (1884-1990)
  • Experts and Obscenity Law: Canadian Rules and Derivations (1942-2000)
  • From Sadomasochism to Child Pornography: Experts Narrow Their Focus While Canadian Courts Broaden Their Horizons
  • Indecency Law: Microscopic and Macroscopic Views of the Female Breast and Lap-Dancing in the Dark.

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