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A Web Essay upon Salient Mutations in the Struggle between Censorship and Free Speech in Media |
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Censorship..is a necessary and constitutive part of culture. |
Free Speech...is an American's legally protected obsession. |
Media...is the shifting matrix for free speech and censorship. |
I. A Global Mutation: the invention and expansion of print media (1456-1644) |
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II.Print on the market and the ideal of a Public Culture |
III.Photography and the shock of the actual: the Case of Robert Mapplethorpe | IV:Wanting it My Way in Film and Broadcasting: the Demand to be Entertained encounters the imperative to protect young Eyes and Ears | V:Censorship and Speech and the Web |
"Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech or the press..." --First Amendment to the US Constitution, 1989 |
G GENERAL AUDIENCES All ages admitted. PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED Some material may not be suitable for children. PG-13 PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. R RESTRICTED Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. NC-17NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED |
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7/12/99 (Last Revised 7/21/99 )