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Obscene Uses

Obscene Uses is a legal doctrine within the category of nuisance per se that designates certain activities as inherently offensive or indecent according to societal standards, thereby rendering them unlawful without the need for proof of specific harm or particular circumstances.

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49

Authors

19

Institutions

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2017–2026

2

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Publications

34

The Maculate Muse: Obscene Language in Attic Comedy

Kenneth J. Reckford, Jeffrey Henderson · The Classical World · 1976 · 396 citations

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Abusive Language Detection on Arabic Social Media

Hamdy Mubarak, Kareem Darwish, Walid Magdy · 2017 · 300 citations · Full text

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The Invention of Pornography: Obscenity and the Origins of Modernity, 1500-1800.

Valerie Steele, Lynn Hunt · The American Historical Review · 1994 · 129 citations

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The Invention of Pornography: Obscenity and the Origins of Modernity, 1500-1800.

Steven C. Dubin, Lynn Hunt · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1995 · 95 citations

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A Sociolinguistic Study of English Taboo Language

Chunming Gao · Theory and Practice in Language Studies · 2013 · 68 citations · Full text

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Authors

49

  1. FL
    Fern L. Johnson

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  2. AM
    Anthony Mulac

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    2 publications · 77 citations

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  3. JH
    Jeffrey Henderson

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 458 citations

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  4. LH
    Lynn Hunt

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    2 publications · 224 citations

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  5. MG
    Marlene G. Fine

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    2 publications · 59 citations

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Institutions

19

  1. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    77 citations

  2. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    120 citations

  3. Capitol Technology University

    Laurel, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    80 citations

  4. California University of Pennsylvania

    California, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    42 citations

  5. University of New England

    Armidale, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  6. Wyoming Department of Education

    Cheyenne, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    94 citations

  7. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    44 citations

  8. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

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Venues

  1. Communication Monographs

    1 publications · 34 citations

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  2. Women s Studies in Communication

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  3. Frontiers A Journal of Women Studies

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  4. Theory and Practice in Language Studies

    TPLS · 1 publications · 68 citations

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  5. First Monday

    1 publications · 33 citations

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