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Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars is a non-fiction book by lawyer and civil libertarian Marjorie Heins that is about freedom of speech and the censorship of works of art in the early 1990s by the U.S. government. The book was published in 1993 by The New Press. Heins provides an overview of the history of censorship, including the 1873 Comstock laws, and then moves on to more topical case studies of attempts at suppression of free expression.

Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy
Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy
AuthorMarjorie Heins
Original titleSex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectCensorship
Published1993
PublisherThe New Press
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages240
ISBN978-1-56584-048-5
OCLC27684873
Preceded byCutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence 
Followed byNot in Front of the Children: "Indecency," Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth 

The book argues that artists have been scapegoated by those advocating censorship, as a method of deflecting debate away from the suppression of human rights. The author asserts that censorship of works deemed obscene has been used as a tactic throughout history to suppress women's rights. Heins argues that even if the perceived negative impacts of pornography, hip hop music, and violent films were factually accurate (and she asserts they are not), the ends would not justify the means of degrading the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. She emphasizes that education should be used to help guard against potentially dangerous notions, instead of censorship and suppression of dissent.

Background edit

 
Marjorie Heins at an event for the National Coalition Against Censorship in 2009

Marjorie Heins is an attorney with a focus on civil liberties.[1] She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1967.[1] Heins graduated from Harvard Law School with a magna cum laude distinction, receiving her juris doctor degree in 1978.[1] At the time of the book's publication in 1993, Heins served as the founding director and chief lawyer for the Arts Censorship Project.[2] The project was formed as a division of the American Civil Liberties Union in 1991 during societal conflict in the U.S. over attempts to decrease financing for the National Endowment for the Arts, and to censor the musicians 2 Live Crew.[2][3] In 2000, Heins became the founding director of the Free Expression Policy Project at the National Coalition Against Censorship.[4]

Her published books prior to Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy include: Strictly Ghetto Property: The Story of Los Siete de la Raza (1972),[5][6] and Cutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence (1987).[7][8] Subsequent to the publication of Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy, Heins wrote Not in Front of the Children: "Indecency," Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth in 2001,[9][10] which received the 2002 Eli M. Oboler Award from the American Library Association;[11][12][13][14] and Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge in 2013,[15] which received the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award.[16][17][18]

Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars was first published in 1993 by The New Press.[19][20] The book was re-published by The New Press in 1998.[21][22]

It's stated that in September 1993, "Heins was the featured speaker at two events at the fifth annual Uncensored Celebration, sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Oregon, where she spoke about her book and her work for the Arts Censorship Project".[23] She was a special guest at the Free Speech Lunch on September 18, 1993, as part of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association's Trade Show Northwest.[24] On October 6, 1993, the Newark, New Jersey art gallery Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art held a reception in honor of Heins' work where she spoke about her book and her efforts to defend works of art from censorship.[25]

Content summary edit

 
Anthony Comstock (circa 1913)

Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy provides the reader with a history of censorship of artworks.[3] The book argues that artists have been scapegoated by those advocating censorship, as a method of diverting debate away from the suppression of human rights.[3] The author asserts that censorship of works deemed obscene has been used as a tactic throughout history to suppress women's rights.[3] Heins describes for the reader the history of the 1873 Comstock laws.[26] It's stated that,"such laws were put forth by United States Postal Inspection Service inspector Anthony Comstock, and after he helped influence passage of the legislation, they enabled the government to criminalize sending perceived immoral writings through the mail".[27]

The book discusses the history of the division of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) that assigns movie ratings, the Classification and Rating Administration. Heins quotes New York Supreme Court Judge Charles Ramos, who observed that film directors have since learned to style their movies in such a way as to receive certain ratings from the MPAA.[28] The book focuses on the negative and political impacts of censorship. Censorship can be confusing, and many seem to not know what it is, or why it is used. Censorship is defined as "The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security." (English Oxford Living Dictionaries).[29] Censorship, the suppression of words, images, or ideas that are "offensive," happens whenever one or more people succeed in imposing their personal political or moral values on others." (ACLU) This article points to the importance of the First Amendment rights when, particular with regards to government involvement. "Censorship can be carried out by the government as well as private pressure groups. Censorship by the government is unconstitutional." (ACLU)[30] Censorship has, to many people, gotten out of hand, and takes away from our First Amendment right of Freedom of Speech. "The question, therefore, is not whether we ought to have constraints on speech but what kinds of constraints?" (Huffpost).[31] An argument of constraints is just an argument in itself. Peoples' views on constraints can vary from personal opinions, to personal exposures and experiences. The book focuses on fear being the tool for censorship. The second principle is that expression may be restricted only if it will clearly cause direct and imminent harm to an important societal interest. The classic example is falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater and causing a stampede. "Even then, the speech may be silenced or punished only if there is no other way to avert the harm" (ACLU).[30]

Heins recounts how the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) advocated for its associated organizations to add Parental Advisory warnings on labels of music albums as a way to advise parents about possible offensive content. She describes how the Parents Music Resource Center, co-founded by Tipper Gore, and hearings held by the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, which included Senator Al Gore, led to attempts at censorship by lawmakers in eight individual states. Heins suggests that this subsequently led to the industry's self-regulation, which the author sees as self-censorship, and blacklisting of certain albums by music stores.[28]

 
Andres Serrano (2005)

Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy provides the reader with what the author (and many others) consider case studies of censorship in the U.S., including a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States against naked erotic dancing, laws against pornography in the 1980s supported by proponents Catharine MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin, and attempts by the Meese Commission to discourage proprietors from selling Penthouse and Playboy magazines.[28]

Formally known as the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography, it was colloquially called the Meese Report, because the people on the Commission were selected by then-Attorney General of the United States Edwin Meese.[32] Released in 1986, the Meese Report demanded U.S. citizens protest pornography because of its asserted harmful impact to women and children.[32] It is docummented "The book criticizes controversy generated by politicians against the National Endowment for the Arts, over the organization's support of photography by Robert Mapplethorpe and the work, "Piss Christ", by Andres Serrano.[26]

Heins argues that even if the perceived negative impacts of pornography, hip hop music, and violent films were factually accurate (and she asserts they are not), the ends would not justify the means of degrading the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.[28] She emphasizes that education should be used to help guard against potentially dangerous notions, instead of censorship and suppression of dissent.[33] The author concludes, "A free society is based on the principle that [individuals have] a right to decide on what art or entertainment (they want) to receive – or create."[28]

Reception edit

Women's Review of Books commented, "Heins writes with intelligence, clarity, humor and refusal of cant. She is especially skilled at explaining legal concepts, reminding us of the elegance of a good legal argument."[34] The review found that by focusing on lawsuits and court battles, the book was lacking in individual stories and people central to the censorship fights.[34] The News & Observer wrote, "The book is as much a call to action as it is a catalog of repression."[3] In its review of the book, the San Francisco Chronicle emphasized that readers should pay attention to the author's warnings about the dangers of censorship.[28]

The Gazette observed, "Throughout the book, whether discussing attempts to censor rap music or pornography, Heins attempts to communicate the radical differences between the limits of American law and America's seemingly endless social problems. She concludes that they do not and cannot mix. The best defense, it would seem, to any form of speech that offends, is a good offense: more speech, not restrictive and oppressive laws and pressures."[26] American Book Review was critical, writing: "Overall, Heins's guide to the censorship wars is biased and woefully superficial ... I do not find her arguments for free-speech absolutism either logically or legally compelling."[35] The review concluded, "There may be good reasons for tolerating the public display of gross and disgusting art, but the First Amendment itself does not provide one."[35]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c . The Free Expression Policy Project. fepproject.org. 2014. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Turegano, Preston (June 8, 1993). "Arts censorship foe paints Clinton, Bush with the same brush". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. A-8.
  3. ^ a b c d e Twardy, Chuck (May 31, 1993). "Fighting the foes of free speech – When it comes to arts censorship education is – just as important as litigation". The News & Observer. The News & Observer Pub. Co. p. C1.
  4. ^ Gaetano, Chris (July 9, 2004). "Analysis: FCC rekindles focus on indecency". UPI Perspectives. United Press International.
  5. ^ Heins, Marjorie (1972). Strictly Ghetto Property: The Story of Los Siete de la Raza. Ramparts Press. ISBN 978-0-87867-010-9.
  6. ^ Online Computer Library Center (2014). "Strictly Ghetto Property: The Story of Los Siete de la Raza". WorldCat. OCLC 554280.
  7. ^ Heins, Marjorie (1987). Cutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence. Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-12974-4.
  8. ^ Online Computer Library Center (2014). "Cutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence". WorldCat. OCLC 15653313.
  9. ^ Heins, Marjorie (2001). Not in Front of the Children: "Indecency", Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth. Hill & Wang. ISBN 978-0-374-17545-0.
  10. ^ Online Computer Library Center (2014). "Not in Front of the Children: "Indecency," Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth". WorldCat. OCLC 45080058.
  11. ^ "Civil liberties lawyer Marjorie Heins will deliver U-M lecture on academic and intellectual freedom". State News Service. October 8, 2013 – via InfoTrac.
  12. ^ "Indecency fine zips lips on TV programs". The Palm Beach Post. June 13, 2006. p. 8D; Section: Business News. Her previous book, "Not in Front of the Children: 'Indecency,' Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth," won the American Library Association's Eli Oboler Award for Best Published Work on Intellectual Freedom in 2002
  13. ^ "Winners". Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award. American Library Association. 2014. from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  14. ^ "The Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award". Eli M. Oboler Library. Idaho State University. 2014. from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2014. The Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award is sponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the American Library Association. The biennial award ... is presented for the 'best published work in the area of intellectual freedom.'
  15. ^ Online Computer Library Center (2014). "Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge". WorldCat. OCLC 794040387.
  16. ^ . The Wall Street Journal. Business Wire 2013. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  17. ^ . Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards. HMH Foundation. 2014. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  18. ^ "Marjorie Heins wins 2013 Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award!". From the Square. NYU Press. May 15, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  19. ^ Heins, Marjorie (1993). Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars. The New Press. ISBN 978-1-56584-048-5.
  20. ^ Online Computer Library Center (2014). "Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars". WorldCat. OCLC 27684873.
  21. ^ Heins, Marjorie (1998). Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars. The New Press. ISBN 978-0-613-91394-2.
  22. ^ Online Computer Library Center (2014). "Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars". WorldCat. OCLC 493583545.
  23. ^ Pintarich, Paul (September 3, 1993). "Uncensored celebration goes for the gusto". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing Co. p. AE30.
  24. ^ Pintarich, Paul (September 17, 1993). "Booksellers trade show opens Saturday". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing Co. p. B06.
  25. ^ "Reception to honor attorney with ACLU". The Star-Ledger. Newark, New Jersey. October 4, 1993.
  26. ^ a b c Greto, Victor (July 4, 1993). "Amendment under microscope – Issue of censorship forces closer look at intent". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, Colorado. p. 4.
  27. ^ Massing, Michael (August 25, 2001). "Children and the demons of pop culture". The New York Times. p. B9.
  28. ^ a b c d e f Holt, Patricia (July 4, 1993). "Protection or Censorship?". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 2; Section: Sunday Review.
  29. ^ . Oxford Dictionaries - English. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016.
  30. ^ a b "What Is Censorship?".
  31. ^ Forum, The University of Central Florida (9 March 2016). "Censorship Is Not All Bad". HuffPost.
  32. ^ a b Martin Merzer; Itabari Njeri (September 25, 1986). "Censorship on rising tide across U.S.A. words and thoughts under greater attack". The Miami Herald. Florida. p. 1A.
  33. ^ Rivenburg, Roy (June 7, 1997). "T is for Trouble where smutty T-shirts are concerned". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Star-Telegram, Inc. Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
  34. ^ a b Levinson, Nan (April 1994). "Book Review: Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy". Women's Review of Books. 11: 1. doi:10.2307/4021815. ISSN 0738-1433. JSTOR 4021815.
  35. ^ a b Trout, Paul A. (October–November 1994). "Book Review: Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy". American Book Review. 16: 28. ISSN 0149-9408.

Further reading edit

Book reviews
  • Buck, Richard M. (January 1994). "Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy". Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom. 43: 9–10. ISSN 0028-9485.
  • Greenberg, Cory (1993). "Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy". New York University Review of Law & Social Change. 20: 684–686. ISSN 0048-7481.
  • Kalman, Judy Zeprun (September 1996). "Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy". Massachusetts Law Review. 81: 136–137. ISSN 0163-1411.
  • Karlin, Oliver (December 1993 – January 1994). "Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy". SIECUS Report. 22: 25–26. ISSN 0091-3995.
  • Riddell, Jennifer L. (October 1994). "Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy". New Art Examiner. 22: 52–53. ISSN 0886-8115.
  • Sennett, Richard (July 1994). "Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy". Contemporary Sociology. 23: 487. doi:10.2307/2076349. ISSN 0094-3061. JSTOR 2076349.

External links edit

  • : Marjorie Heins bio
  • NYU: Marjorie Heins
  • : Authors – Heins, Marjorie

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Sex Sin and Blasphemy A Guide to America s Censorship Wars is a non fiction book by lawyer and civil libertarian Marjorie Heins that is about freedom of speech and the censorship of works of art in the early 1990s by the U S government The book was published in 1993 by The New Press Heins provides an overview of the history of censorship including the 1873 Comstock laws and then moves on to more topical case studies of attempts at suppression of free expression Sex Sin and BlasphemySex Sin and BlasphemyAuthorMarjorie HeinsOriginal titleSex Sin and Blasphemy A Guide to America s Censorship WarsCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSubjectCensorshipPublished1993PublisherThe New PressMedia typePrint Hardcover Pages240ISBN978 1 56584 048 5OCLC27684873Preceded byCutting the Mustard Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence Followed byNot in Front of the Children Indecency Censorship and the Innocence of Youth The book argues that artists have been scapegoated by those advocating censorship as a method of deflecting debate away from the suppression of human rights The author asserts that censorship of works deemed obscene has been used as a tactic throughout history to suppress women s rights Heins argues that even if the perceived negative impacts of pornography hip hop music and violent films were factually accurate and she asserts they are not the ends would not justify the means of degrading the First Amendment to the United States Constitution She emphasizes that education should be used to help guard against potentially dangerous notions instead of censorship and suppression of dissent Contents 1 Background 2 Content summary 3 Reception 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBackground edit nbsp Marjorie Heins at an event for the National Coalition Against Censorship in 2009Marjorie Heins is an attorney with a focus on civil liberties 1 She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1967 1 Heins graduated from Harvard Law School with a magna cum laude distinction receiving her juris doctor degree in 1978 1 At the time of the book s publication in 1993 Heins served as the founding director and chief lawyer for the Arts Censorship Project 2 The project was formed as a division of the American Civil Liberties Union in 1991 during societal conflict in the U S over attempts to decrease financing for the National Endowment for the Arts and to censor the musicians 2 Live Crew 2 3 In 2000 Heins became the founding director of the Free Expression Policy Project at the National Coalition Against Censorship 4 Her published books prior to Sex Sin and Blasphemy include Strictly Ghetto Property The Story of Los Siete de la Raza 1972 5 6 and Cutting the Mustard Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence 1987 7 8 Subsequent to the publication of Sex Sin and Blasphemy Heins wrote Not in Front of the Children Indecency Censorship and the Innocence of Youth in 2001 9 10 which received the 2002 Eli M Oboler Award from the American Library Association 11 12 13 14 and Priests of Our Democracy The Supreme Court Academic Freedom and the Anti Communist Purge in 2013 15 which received the Hugh M Hefner First Amendment Award 16 17 18 Sex Sin and Blasphemy A Guide to America s Censorship Wars was first published in 1993 by The New Press 19 20 The book was re published by The New Press in 1998 21 22 It s stated that in September 1993 Heins was the featured speaker at two events at the fifth annual Uncensored Celebration sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Oregon where she spoke about her book and her work for the Arts Censorship Project 23 She was a special guest at the Free Speech Lunch on September 18 1993 as part of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association s Trade Show Northwest 24 On October 6 1993 the Newark New Jersey art gallery Aljira a Center for Contemporary Art held a reception in honor of Heins work where she spoke about her book and her efforts to defend works of art from censorship 25 Content summary edit nbsp Anthony Comstock circa 1913 Sex Sin and Blasphemy provides the reader with a history of censorship of artworks 3 The book argues that artists have been scapegoated by those advocating censorship as a method of diverting debate away from the suppression of human rights 3 The author asserts that censorship of works deemed obscene has been used as a tactic throughout history to suppress women s rights 3 Heins describes for the reader the history of the 1873 Comstock laws 26 It s stated that such laws were put forth by United States Postal Inspection Service inspector Anthony Comstock and after he helped influence passage of the legislation they enabled the government to criminalize sending perceived immoral writings through the mail 27 The book discusses the history of the division of the Motion Picture Association of America MPAA that assigns movie ratings the Classification and Rating Administration Heins quotes New York Supreme Court Judge Charles Ramos who observed that film directors have since learned to style their movies in such a way as to receive certain ratings from the MPAA 28 The book focuses on the negative and political impacts of censorship Censorship can be confusing and many seem to not know what it is or why it is used Censorship is defined as The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books films news etc that are considered obscene politically unacceptable or a threat to security English Oxford Living Dictionaries 29 Censorship the suppression of words images or ideas that are offensive happens whenever one or more people succeed in imposing their personal political or moral values on others ACLU This article points to the importance of the First Amendment rights when particular with regards to government involvement Censorship can be carried out by the government as well as private pressure groups Censorship by the government is unconstitutional ACLU 30 Censorship has to many people gotten out of hand and takes away from our First Amendment right of Freedom of Speech The question therefore is not whether we ought to have constraints on speech but what kinds of constraints Huffpost 31 An argument of constraints is just an argument in itself Peoples views on constraints can vary from personal opinions to personal exposures and experiences The book focuses on fear being the tool for censorship The second principle is that expression may be restricted only if it will clearly cause direct and imminent harm to an important societal interest The classic example is falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater and causing a stampede Even then the speech may be silenced or punished only if there is no other way to avert the harm ACLU 30 Heins recounts how the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA advocated for its associated organizations to add Parental Advisory warnings on labels of music albums as a way to advise parents about possible offensive content She describes how the Parents Music Resource Center co founded by Tipper Gore and hearings held by the U S Senate Commerce Committee which included Senator Al Gore led to attempts at censorship by lawmakers in eight individual states Heins suggests that this subsequently led to the industry s self regulation which the author sees as self censorship and blacklisting of certain albums by music stores 28 nbsp Andres Serrano 2005 Sex Sin and Blasphemy provides the reader with what the author and many others consider case studies of censorship in the U S including a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States against naked erotic dancing laws against pornography in the 1980s supported by proponents Catharine MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin and attempts by the Meese Commission to discourage proprietors from selling Penthouse and Playboy magazines 28 Formally known as the Attorney General s Commission on Pornography it was colloquially called the Meese Report because the people on the Commission were selected by then Attorney General of the United States Edwin Meese 32 Released in 1986 the Meese Report demanded U S citizens protest pornography because of its asserted harmful impact to women and children 32 It is docummented The book criticizes controversy generated by politicians against the National Endowment for the Arts over the organization s support of photography by Robert Mapplethorpe and the work Piss Christ by Andres Serrano 26 Heins argues that even if the perceived negative impacts of pornography hip hop music and violent films were factually accurate and she asserts they are not the ends would not justify the means of degrading the First Amendment to the United States Constitution 28 She emphasizes that education should be used to help guard against potentially dangerous notions instead of censorship and suppression of dissent 33 The author concludes A free society is based on the principle that individuals have a right to decide on what art or entertainment they want to receive or create 28 Reception editWomen s Review of Books commented Heins writes with intelligence clarity humor and refusal of cant She is especially skilled at explaining legal concepts reminding us of the elegance of a good legal argument 34 The review found that by focusing on lawsuits and court battles the book was lacking in individual stories and people central to the censorship fights 34 The News amp Observer wrote The book is as much a call to action as it is a catalog of repression 3 In its review of the book the San Francisco Chronicle emphasized that readers should pay attention to the author s warnings about the dangers of censorship 28 The Gazette observed Throughout the book whether discussing attempts to censor rap music or pornography Heins attempts to communicate the radical differences between the limits of American law and America s seemingly endless social problems She concludes that they do not and cannot mix The best defense it would seem to any form of speech that offends is a good offense more speech not restrictive and oppressive laws and pressures 26 American Book Review was critical writing Overall Heins s guide to the censorship wars is biased and woefully superficial I do not find her arguments for free speech absolutism either logically or legally compelling 35 The review concluded There may be good reasons for tolerating the public display of gross and disgusting art but the First Amendment itself does not provide one 35 See also edit nbsp Freedom of speech portalCensorship in the United States Film censorship in the United States Freedom of speech in the United States Freedom of the press Think of the children United States obscenity lawReferences edit a b c Marjorie Heins Bio The Free Expression Policy Project fepproject org 2014 Archived from the original on September 6 2015 Retrieved February 9 2014 a b Turegano Preston June 8 1993 Arts censorship foe paints Clinton Bush with the same brush The San Diego Union Tribune p A 8 a b c d e Twardy Chuck May 31 1993 Fighting the foes of free speech When it comes to arts censorship education is just as important as litigation The News amp Observer The News amp Observer Pub Co p C1 Gaetano Chris July 9 2004 Analysis FCC rekindles focus on indecency UPI Perspectives United Press International Heins Marjorie 1972 Strictly Ghetto Property The Story of Los Siete de la Raza Ramparts Press ISBN 978 0 87867 010 9 Online Computer Library Center 2014 Strictly Ghetto Property The Story of Los Siete de la Raza WorldCat OCLC 554280 Heins Marjorie 1987 Cutting the Mustard Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence Faber and Faber ISBN 978 0 571 12974 4 Online Computer Library Center 2014 Cutting the Mustard Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence WorldCat OCLC 15653313 Heins Marjorie 2001 Not in Front of the Children Indecency Censorship and the Innocence of Youth Hill amp Wang ISBN 978 0 374 17545 0 Online Computer Library Center 2014 Not in Front of the Children Indecency Censorship and the Innocence of Youth WorldCat OCLC 45080058 Civil liberties lawyer Marjorie Heins will deliver U M lecture on academic and intellectual freedom State News Service October 8 2013 via InfoTrac Indecency fine zips lips on TV programs The Palm Beach Post June 13 2006 p 8D Section Business News Her previous book Not in Front of the Children Indecency Censorship and the Innocence of Youth won the American Library Association s Eli Oboler Award for Best Published Work on Intellectual Freedom in 2002 Winners Eli M Oboler Memorial Award American Library Association 2014 Archived from the original on October 15 2012 Retrieved February 9 2014 The Eli M Oboler Memorial Award Eli M Oboler Library Idaho State University 2014 Archived from the original on January 4 2013 Retrieved February 9 2014 The Eli M Oboler Memorial Award is sponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Round Table IFRT of the American Library Association The biennial award is presented for the best published work in the area of intellectual freedom Online Computer Library Center 2014 Priests of Our Democracy The Supreme Court Academic Freedom and the Anti Communist Purge WorldCat OCLC 794040387 Winners Announced for 2013 Hugh M Hefner First Amendment Awards The Wall Street Journal Business Wire 2013 Dow Jones amp Company Inc May 15 2013 Archived from the original on June 20 2013 Retrieved February 27 2014 Winners and Judges of the Hugh M Hefner First Amendment Awards Hugh M Hefner First Amendment Awards HMH Foundation 2014 Archived from the original on August 23 2015 Retrieved February 27 2014 Marjorie Heins wins 2013 Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award From the Square NYU Press May 15 2013 Retrieved February 27 2013 Heins Marjorie 1993 Sex Sin and Blasphemy A Guide to America s Censorship Wars The New Press ISBN 978 1 56584 048 5 Online Computer Library Center 2014 Sex Sin and Blasphemy A Guide to America s Censorship Wars WorldCat OCLC 27684873 Heins Marjorie 1998 Sex Sin and Blasphemy A Guide to America s Censorship Wars The New Press ISBN 978 0 613 91394 2 Online Computer Library Center 2014 Sex Sin and Blasphemy A Guide to America s Censorship Wars WorldCat OCLC 493583545 Pintarich Paul September 3 1993 Uncensored celebration goes for the gusto The Oregonian Portland Oregon Oregonian Publishing Co p AE30 Pintarich Paul September 17 1993 Booksellers trade show opens Saturday The Oregonian Portland Oregon Oregonian Publishing Co p B06 Reception to honor attorney with ACLU The Star Ledger Newark New Jersey October 4 1993 a b c Greto Victor July 4 1993 Amendment under microscope Issue of censorship forces closer look at intent The Gazette Colorado Springs Colorado p 4 Massing Michael August 25 2001 Children and the demons of pop culture The New York Times p B9 a b c d e f Holt Patricia July 4 1993 Protection or Censorship San Francisco Chronicle p 2 Section Sunday Review censorship Definition of censorship in English by Oxford Dictionaries Oxford Dictionaries English Archived from the original on September 26 2016 a b What Is Censorship Forum The University of Central Florida 9 March 2016 Censorship Is Not All Bad HuffPost a b Martin Merzer Itabari Njeri September 25 1986 Censorship on rising tide across U S A words and thoughts under greater attack The Miami Herald Florida p 1A Rivenburg Roy June 7 1997 T is for Trouble where smutty T shirts are concerned Fort Worth Star Telegram Star Telegram Inc Los Angeles Times p 1 a b Levinson Nan April 1994 Book Review Sex Sin and Blasphemy Women s Review of Books 11 1 doi 10 2307 4021815 ISSN 0738 1433 JSTOR 4021815 a b Trout Paul A October November 1994 Book Review Sex Sin and Blasphemy American Book Review 16 28 ISSN 0149 9408 Further reading editCurtis Michael Kent 2000 Free Speech The People s Darling Privilege Struggles for Freedom of Expression in American History Duke University Press ISBN 0 8223 2529 2 Fairman Christopher M 2009 Fuck Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties Sphinx Publishing ISBN 978 1 57248 711 6 Godwin Mike 2003 Cyber Rights Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age MIT Press ISBN 0 262 57168 4 Lewis Anthony 2007 Freedom for the Thought That We Hate A Biography of the First Amendment Basic Books ISBN 978 0 465 03917 3 Kembrew McLeod Lawrence Lessig foreword 2007 Freedom of Expression Resistance and Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property University of Minnesota Press ISBN 978 0 8166 5031 6 Nelson Samuel P 2005 Beyond the First Amendment The Politics of Free Speech and Pluralism The Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN 0 8018 8173 0 Book reviewsBuck Richard M January 1994 Sex Sin and Blasphemy Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom 43 9 10 ISSN 0028 9485 Greenberg Cory 1993 Sex Sin and Blasphemy New York University Review of Law amp Social Change 20 684 686 ISSN 0048 7481 Kalman Judy Zeprun September 1996 Sex Sin and Blasphemy Massachusetts Law Review 81 136 137 ISSN 0163 1411 Karlin Oliver December 1993 January 1994 Sex Sin and Blasphemy SIECUS Report 22 25 26 ISSN 0091 3995 Riddell Jennifer L October 1994 Sex Sin and Blasphemy New Art Examiner 22 52 53 ISSN 0886 8115 Sennett Richard July 1994 Sex Sin and Blasphemy Contemporary Sociology 23 487 doi 10 2307 2076349 ISSN 0094 3061 JSTOR 2076349 External links editFEPP Marjorie Heins bio NYU Marjorie Heins NYU Press Authors Heins MarjoriePortals nbsp Freedom of speech nbsp Journalism nbsp Language nbsp Law nbsp Society nbsp United States Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sex Sin and Blasphemy amp oldid 1207437052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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