1. SITUATION Bowling Green State University’s Firelands campus made national news a few years ago concerning an instance of artistic censorship. James Parlin, a University student, constructed a sculpture called “The Middle School Science Teacher Makes a Decision He’ll Live to Regret” that was placed in Firelands’ Little Gallery. The sculpture depicted a female middle […]
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November 7, 2011
BGSU FIRELANDS – Artistic Expression or Obscenity?
Posted by Alissa Widman under Discussions | Tags: art, BGSU, Firelands, First Amendment, Little Gallery, Miller v. California, obscene, Supreme Court |[8] Comments
November 7, 2011
John Cleland’s Memoir of a Woman of Pleasure v. Attorney General of Massachusetts (1966)
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Link: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0383_0413_ZO.html 1. Facts of case: John Cleland wrote a novel called Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure also known as Fanny Hill. In the novel, main character Fanny Hill is a prostitute, which means she has sex in exchange for money. The reading includes several descriptions of sex and as a result some readers […]
November 7, 2011
1. Situation For most American artists, their art is expressed through their feelings and emotions, even if the final product is indecent. Therefore, creative expression is the central idea of how artists communicate their vision to the audience. Think about all of the artists that need funding for programs, workshops, and most importantly to support […]
November 7, 2011
Link: Miller v. California 413 u.s. 15 (1973) And http://supreme.justia.com/us/413/15/case.html 1. Facts of the Case- On June 21, 1973, Marvin Miller was convicted for violating a California law which prohibits the distribution of obscene material. Miller mailed out a campaign that advertised the sale of adult material. He was tried before a jury, and was […]
