02903nam 2200565Ia 450 991078595360332120230725034723.01-59332-671-8(CKB)2670000000271334(EBL)1057833(OCoLC)818818936(SSID)ssj0000798283(PQKBManifestationID)11416761(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000798283(PQKBWorkID)10742291(PQKB)10608637(MiAaPQ)EBC1057833(Au-PeEL)EBL1057833(CaPaEBR)ebr10622765(EXLCZ)99267000000027133420101216d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrActing up[electronic resource] free speech, pragmatism, and American performance in the late 20th century /Stephen NunnsEl Paso LFB Scholarly Pub Llc20111 online resource (312 p.)Law and society : recent scholarshipDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-465-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Introduction; Part One; Chapter One: Re-Thinking the Roots: Origins of the Culture Wars; Chapter Two: A Problem with Theory: The Paradox of Free Speech; Chapter Three: Pragmatisms; Chapter Four: To Work is to Function: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Legal Pragmatism, and Free Speech; Part Two; Chapter Five: The Constitutionalization of the American Avant-Garde: Karen Finley and the NEA; Chapter Six: Curiouser and Curiouser: I Am Curious (Yellow) and the American Courts; Chapter Seven: Is Charlotte Burning? Pragmatism and Politics in a Southern CityChapter Eight: If That Ain't Country: Race and the Music of David Allan Coe Conclusion; Bibliography; IndexNunns examines how free speech became a centerpiece of American identity during the 20th century and how ideas of freedom of expression came to a head during the "Culture Wars" in the 1980's and '90s. He explores four case histories: performance artist Karen Finley and her court case revolving around public funding for the arts; the lawsuits involving the film I am Curious (Yellow); the controversy surrounding a community's performance of Angels in America; and the racist songwriting of David Allen Coe.Law and society (New York, N.Y.)Freedom of speechUnited StatesPerforming artsLaw and legislationUnited StatesFreedom of speechPerforming artsLaw and legislation342.730853Nunns Stephen1963-1517761MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785953603321Acting up3754986UNINA