LEADER 02936nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910462551703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-59332-671-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000271334 035 $a(EBL)1057833 035 $a(OCoLC)818818936 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000798283 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11416761 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000798283 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10742291 035 $a(PQKB)10608637 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1057833 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1057833 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10622765 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000271334 100 $a20101216d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aActing up$b[electronic resource] $efree speech, pragmatism, and American performance in the late 20th century /$fStephen Nunns 210 $aEl Paso $cLFB Scholarly Pub Llc$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 225 1 $aLaw and society : recent scholarship 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59332-465-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 City 327 $aChapter Eight: If That Ain't Country: Race and the Music of David Allan Coe Conclusion; Bibliography; Index 330 $aNunns examines how free speech became a centerpiece of American identity during the 20th century and how ideas of freedom of expression came to a head during the "Culture Wars" in the 1980's and '90s. He explores four case histories: performance artist Karen Finley and her court case revolving around public funding for the arts; the lawsuits involving the film I am Curious (Yellow); the controversy surrounding a community's performance of Angels in America; and the racist songwriting of David Allen Coe. 410 0$aLaw and society (New York, N.Y.) 606 $aFreedom of speech$zUnited States 606 $aPerforming arts$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFreedom of speech 615 0$aPerforming arts$xLaw and legislation 676 $a342.730853 700 $aNunns$b Stephen$f1963-$0984550 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462551703321 996 $aActing up$92249696 997 $aUNINA