To Deprave and Corrupt: Obscenity Battles in British Law and Culture

by Catherine Scott

Thousands have run afoul of Britain's Obscene Publications Act--from Victorian erotica presses to 21st-century dominatrices. At a time when the internet has made sexually explicit material ubiquitous, why are British traditional media still regulated by a vaguely worded law from 1857?

This comprehensive analysis of obscenity in British culture explores what is considered obscene, who gets to decide, and how class, race and gender inform...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476672830
• ISBN13: 9781476672830
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher