Acting up [[electronic resource] ] : free speech, pragmatism, and American performance in the late 20th century / / Stephen Nunns

• Autore: Nunns Stephen <1963->
• Pubblicazione: El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub Llc, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.730853
• Soggetto topico: Freedom of speech - United States; Performing arts - Law and legislation - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 City ; Chapter Eight: If That Ain't Country: Race and the Music of David Allan Coe Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Nunns 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Acting up
• ISBN: 1-59332-671-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822531903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Law and society (New York, N.Y.)