Criminology Class Meeting (10/27)

[drgrissom.livejournal.com]

Grissom comes to class, and immediately launches into a lecture.

Lecture on Pornography in regards to Legal Obscenity

"I hope you have brought your assignments in. Please share your example of media that has been classified as obscene and share your thoughts with the class."

Homework: Read Censorship and Secrecy, Social and Legal Perspectives By Gary T. Marx
Also, begin reviewing for your midterm exam. A Study Guide will be made available next Monday.

Comments

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I picked "A Clockwork Orange" for the assignment. While most people know it in the form of a Stanley Kubrick movie, it's actually a book by Anthony Burgess. Both the book and the movie have had to deal with censorship which isn't surprising when you look at the topic. The book deals with rape and murder and very obscene topics which are visualised pretty graphically in the movie too. So it's no wonder that they both had to suffer from censorship and people trying to disregard it as obscene. I can see why people would think this book is obscene, and in a way it even is but you have to keep in mind that it is supposed to shock. It's supposed to make the reader think about violence and the loss of moral boundaries, put up a mirror in front of us and let us face the atrocities of crime. I know some people seem to think that this will lead to people trying to copy the crimes, but I don't agree with this. People with a healhty sense of morals know the difference between what is right and what is wrong."