Index on Censorship: I know it when I see it
From Ulysses to Last Exit to Brooklyn, obscenity trials are a benchmark for the limits of cultural tolerance. As the first prosecution of the written word in more than 30 years takes place in the UK, Index on Censorship assesses the landscape.
Are we becoming less permissive than our parents? Is the Obscene Publications Act fit for purpose? Should governments control what we see online to protect our children? Leading commentators on the subject give their verdict.
Anthony Julius and Julian Petley: a discussion on art, obscenity and the law
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John Ozimek: the technology revolution is redefining the boundaries
Tony Bennett: comic books are not just for kids
Julian Petley on the prospects for free speech online
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Marjorie Heins says the Internet is making the law unworkable
Anne Higonnet on why artists are heading for a collision course
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Elena Martellozzo and Helen Taylor assess the impact of child pornography
Seth Finkelstein on the censoring of obscenity online
BBFC film examiner Murray Perkins gives the lowdown
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Also in this issue
INDEX IN IRAQ
Rohan Jayasekera on Iraq’s year of elections
DISPATCHES
Shahvalad Chobanoglu says independent press in Azerbaijan is struggling to survive
Sanjuana Martinez exposes a culture of censorship in Mexico
Sanjana Hattotuwa explains the chilling effect of legislation in Sri Lanka
THE ART OF OFFENCE
Martin Rowson says breaking taboos is the heart of satire
FICTION: CUBA
Ena Lucia Portela ‘The last passenger’
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