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Book SynopsisArt on trial: exploring the Supreme Court's rulings on free expression
Trade Review"Bezanson writes in an accessible styles that engages even the uninformed reader and uses case studies to present a wide range of core issues and topics involving art and free speech. . . . Highly recommended."--
Choice"Bezanson's dialectic is a mind feast."--
AEJMC Hot Topics"Enormously stimulating and useful, this work reaches beyond legal theory to explore the role of art as a human product, its production, consumption, and meaning.
Art and Freedom of Speech represents a brilliant mind at work--in a lovely, intellectually playful tone--on a very important human and political issue."--Linda R. Hirshman, author of
Get to Work: . . . And Get a Life, Before It's Too Late"A comprehensive, in-depth examination of First Amendment principles as they pertain to the arts. Bezanson's detailed and lively analyses of Supreme Court arguments help clarify the conceptual bases of each case."--Joan DelFattore, author of
The Fourth R: Conflicts Over Religion in America's Public SchoolsTable of ContentsIntroduction 1
PART 1. ART AND THE AESTHETIC Story 1. Performance Art 7
National Endowment for the Arts . Finley Story 2. The Artistic Turn? 50
Barnes v. Glen Theatre Inc.PART 2. "WHAT MATTER WHO'S SPEAKING?" Story 3. Sources of Expression 83
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale Story 4. Speaking Out of Thin Air 109
Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of BostonPART 3. TRANSFORMATION Story 5. Politics and Community 155
Jenkins v. Georgia Story 6. Genre: Rap and Rock 184
Campbell [2 Live Crew] v. Acuff-Rose Story 7. Dangerous Art 214
Virginia v. Black PART 4. GOOD ART Story 8. Art and Craft 261
J. S. G. Boggs v. Bowron Judging Art and Its Quality: Reflections on Art and Free Speech 277
Notes 297
Index 309
