Licentious Gotham
2009-05-10T02:17:41-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNGQzXC8yODU3NDEtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Donna Dennis talked about her book Licentious Gotham: Erotic Publishing and Its Prosecution in Nineteenth-Century New York (Harvard University Press; March 31, 2009). In her book she presents a history of obscenity regulation in the United States dating back to its origins in the 19th century. She reconstructs “the meaning of obscenity” during that time and shows how prohibitions “promoted, as much as suppressed, the proliferation of sexual representations.” She read selected passages from the book and responded to questions from members of the audience.
Donna Dennis talked about her book Licentious Gotham: Erotic Publishing and Its Prosecution in Nineteenth-Century New York (Harvard Universi… read more
Donna Dennis talked about her book Licentious Gotham: Erotic Publishing and Its Prosecution in Nineteenth-Century New York (Harvard University Press; March 31, 2009). In her book she presents a history of obscenity regulation in the United States dating back to its origins in the 19th century. She reconstructs “the meaning of obscenity” during that time and shows how prohibitions “promoted, as much as suppressed, the proliferation of sexual representations.” She read selected passages from the book and responded to questions from members of the audience. close
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