Freedom of Speech: Reflections in Art and Popular Culture
This book examines how freedom of speech is reflected in pop culture by looking at numerous examples of films, websites, television shows, and songs that have touched on—and impacted—this issue.

It is easy to overlook the importance of freedom of speech in our modern world, where it often seems "anything goes." In actuality, freedom of speech issues are still highly relevant in the 21st century, even if our cultural and social contexts now allow many forms of expression that were unacceptable in previous eras. This book focuses on how freedom of speech is reflected in pop culture by looking at the films, websites, television shows, and songs that have touched on—and impacted—this issue. It examines specific examples of freedom of speech issues within everything from print media to music, theater, photography, film, television, sports, video games, and social media and demonstrates that pop culture sometimes contributes to the expansion of freedom of speech.

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Freedom of Speech: Reflections in Art and Popular Culture
This book examines how freedom of speech is reflected in pop culture by looking at numerous examples of films, websites, television shows, and songs that have touched on—and impacted—this issue.

It is easy to overlook the importance of freedom of speech in our modern world, where it often seems "anything goes." In actuality, freedom of speech issues are still highly relevant in the 21st century, even if our cultural and social contexts now allow many forms of expression that were unacceptable in previous eras. This book focuses on how freedom of speech is reflected in pop culture by looking at the films, websites, television shows, and songs that have touched on—and impacted—this issue. It examines specific examples of freedom of speech issues within everything from print media to music, theater, photography, film, television, sports, video games, and social media and demonstrates that pop culture sometimes contributes to the expansion of freedom of speech.

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Freedom of Speech: Reflections in Art and Popular Culture

Freedom of Speech: Reflections in Art and Popular Culture

by Patricia L. Dooley
Freedom of Speech: Reflections in Art and Popular Culture

Freedom of Speech: Reflections in Art and Popular Culture

by Patricia L. Dooley

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This book examines how freedom of speech is reflected in pop culture by looking at numerous examples of films, websites, television shows, and songs that have touched on—and impacted—this issue.

It is easy to overlook the importance of freedom of speech in our modern world, where it often seems "anything goes." In actuality, freedom of speech issues are still highly relevant in the 21st century, even if our cultural and social contexts now allow many forms of expression that were unacceptable in previous eras. This book focuses on how freedom of speech is reflected in pop culture by looking at the films, websites, television shows, and songs that have touched on—and impacted—this issue. It examines specific examples of freedom of speech issues within everything from print media to music, theater, photography, film, television, sports, video games, and social media and demonstrates that pop culture sometimes contributes to the expansion of freedom of speech.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440843396
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 04/06/2017
Series: Issues through Pop Culture
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Patricia L. Dooley joined the faculty at the Elliott School of Communication at Wichita State University after serving on the faculty of the University of Maine-Orono.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

1 Literature 1

2 Theater 19

3 Games and Sports 35

4 Music 53

5 The Visual Arts 77

6 Film 95

7 Fashion (Clothing, Jewelry, and Body Decoration) 113

8 Television and Radio Broadcasting 127

9 The Internet 143

Index 159

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