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Rocker, Dominique Ashley. A floodtide of filth: regulating obscenity and pornography from the Victorian era to the digital age. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-3jcx-hc88

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TitleA floodtide of filth: regulating obscenity and pornography from the Victorian era to the digital age
NameRocker, Dominique Ashley (author); Strub, Whitney (chair); Rutgers University; Graduate School - Newark
Date Created2022
Other Date2022-05 (degree)
SubjectAmerican history, American studies, LGBTQ studies, Anti-porn moral crusades, Content moderation, Internet history, Obscenity, Pornography, Social media
Extent146 pages
DescriptionFrom the early 19th century into the present day, legal definitions of obscenity and pornography have eluded Americans, while debates over the last two centuries have shown both consistencies and divergences in American political thought and rhetoric. This thesis explores anti-pornography rhetoric, activism, and resulting U.S. policy from a landmark obscenity case in the 19th century to the present-day anti-trafficking law, FOSTA-SESTA. By examining both the recurring and unique themes of early iterations of evangelical Christian and carceral Feminist anti-pornography campaigns, I frame the contemporary anti-trafficking debates and Internet regulation as descendants of earlier anti-pornography moral crusades in the United States. Further, this examination reveals the ways that attitudes toward “the obscene” have legally and morally constructed “othered” sexualities that are reinforced as “queer,” non-normative, taboo, filthy, lewd, wicked, scandalous, infamous, and obscene.
NoteM.A.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-3jcx-hc88
LanguageEnglish
CollectionGraduate School - Newark Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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