The documentary element is fascinating and I hope this trend in theatre continues. She won so, in the end, the whole class won.
With a biting wit and tongue firmly planted in cheek, Paul Krassner reveals the absurdity of oppressive social mores in this stark, funny and ultimately thought-provoking collection.

Concerned with an analysis of sexual offences and sexual behaviour from a variety of perspectives, this work consider the construction and interpretation of relationships between sexual behaviour and the criminal process, by analyzing the criminalization and decriminalization of certain conduct. Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Senate hearing on the availability of pornography and other sexually explicit materials on the Internet and how to minimize it.

It's a worthwhile read; written in the style of documentary theater.

He contrasts conceptualizations of indecency and obscenity, synthesizes case law and social research, and develops theoretical generalizations for future research and study. Bertie is a homosexual man in a time when this is not just frowned upon, but illegal. Oscar Wilde was charged with gross indecency, in 1895.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in this collection of essays and interviews culled from his columns at AVN online. This truly interdisciplinary book utilises socio-legal, historical and criminological research to discuss the practical response of both the police and the judiciary to those caught engaging in public indecency, as well as to highlight the increasing problems faced by moralists during a period of unprecedented technological developments in the fields of visual and aural mass entertainment. This was such a fun read.

While the philosophy of this play is probably better digested by reading, I think the format (drawn directly from source material) probably is more engaging on the stage than the page. It has exactly the kind of staging I adore. The defense denounced Wild. Still, many happy memories from doing lights for this play at a small community theater caused me to pick it up again, and I'm glad I did. I feel like reading this book made me a better, more rounded person. Apparently high school students should be sheltered from all literature that deals with subjects that should be considered taboo. I adore everything about this. Download and Read online Indecency, ebooks in PDF, epub, Tuebl Mobi, Kindle Book. Apparently Michael Emerson starred in this show and I need to see that immediately. And If Rosemary didn't have enough on her plate already, she'd probably be more able to handle the abuse she regularly receives from factory 'skirt' and general 'goodtime girl' Babs, who's always accompanied by her two cronies Ruth and Brenda. Be the first to ask a question about Gross Indecency. What may appear to be “dirty discourse” to some may be considered to be laudable satire to others. Author : Moisés Kaufman; Publisher : Release Date :1999; Total pages :85; A moving and heartbreaking telling of the trials. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? It is a funny, moving, and informative depiction of the court cases that brought Wilde from the heights of critical and popular success to the lows of a being a convict and dying in poverty. It really shows how much Wilde changed the way we think, the way we read, and the way we identify. Some parents (not mine) threw an absolute fit when our 11th grade English teacher presented this as required reading. It is written in a lively and approachable style and, as such, is of interest to academics and students engaged in the study of deviance, law, criminology, sociology, criminal justice, socio-legal studies, and history.

Examines the government's increasing attempts to control the airwaves to maintain a standard of decency. I've been thinking recently that, as much as I am enjoying the deliciously summery YA fantasy novels, they aren't really giving me useful information about living me life well.

Dramatists Play Service Inc, 1999 - Drama - 85 pages. Kaufman is of Romanian Moisés Kaufman (born November 21, 1963) is a playwright, director and founder of Tectonic Theater Project.

Intricate, intimate, difficult, and confrontational poems that push at the boundaries of selfhood, skin, culture, sexuality, and blood. Again, I don't love reading plays. Paul Krassner's style of personal journalism constantly blurs the line between the observer and the participant. Books for People with Print Disabilities. Scanned in China.

Welcome back. I learned a lot about Wilde himself, about the era, and about the origin of the idea of an individual being a homosexual.

And in that sense, this play was even more successful than I had hoped. Loved it.

Well worth listening to. IN COLLECTIONS. I was a bit hesitant when it was described as Brechtian, but all the styles seem to fall away once you begin reading it. It has the touches of Moises Kaufmann which have become familiar to me since I co-directed The Laramie Project a couple of years ago, but this script is a little more streamlined, with fewer characters and locations.

This timely volume examines broadcast and Internet indecency from legal and social perspectives, utilizing current cases and well-publicized examples. Being a twenty-two-year-old wallflower in 1966 London wasn't easy, and for Rosemary being in love with Bertie (her work colleague and best friend of seventeen years) was harder yet. I think I would have preferred this if the dialogue was less convoluted and the exchange between characters more apparent - I am sure it must flow better on stage but it made for a slightly confusing read. Witnesses include: Senators Conrad Burns, Daniel K. Inouye, John McCain, Ron Wynden, Dan Coats, and Patty Murray; Andrew L. Sernovitz, president, Association for Interactive Media; Christine A. Varney, partner, Hogan and Hartson, chair, Internet Online Summit; Seth Warshavsky, president, Internet Entertainment Group, Inc.; Elizabeth Whitaker, coordinator, Instructional Technologies for the Tucson Unified School District; and Mr. X, Undercover Detective, Huntington Beach, CA. On my list to see when the opportunity rises.

Wilde sued the Marquess for criminal libel.
You know. *laughs nervously* Hamlet has been my favorite play for so long that reading this has honestly given me an existential crisis about whether, when considering my favorite plays, I should put Shakespeare in his own category or not. I read this play as part of research I am doing for a novel I'm writing.

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