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Understanding the complexities of free speech in government-funded activities requires consideration of interdisciplinary concepts from art, law, and philosophy:
COURSE
MATERIALS:
Introduction
to several major themes, along with suggested discussion questions.
These
pages are updated regularly as dictated by events at the National
Endowment
for the Arts, Congress, and the courts. Updates also respond to your
suggestions
for improvements and clarification. The four major topics are as
follows:
Freedom of Expression: How is freedom of expression protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, especially for artists?
Government Support for Cultural Activities: Is funding of the arts an appropriate government activity?
Government Funding and the First Amendment: How does freedom of expression apply in the context of federally funded activities?
Governmental Determinations of Aesthetic Value: How is aesthetic value determined by the executive and judiciary branches of government?
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Comprehensive bibliographies on government funding of the arts, updated
regularly:
ON-LINE
RESOURCES: On-line resources to use in conjunction with the
course
materials here
DOCUMENTS:
Most
court decisions and related documents involving the NEA are not
otherwise
available on the Internet and are included here.
Advocates
for the Arts v. Thomson
Bella
Lewitsky Dance Foundation v. Frohnmayer
Finley
v. National Endowment for the Arts (C.D.Cal., 1992)
Finley
v. National Endowment for the Arts (9th Cir., 1996)
Finley
v. National Endowment for the Arts (rehearing denied) (9th
Cir., 1997)
Fordyce
v. Frohnmayer
Frasier
v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley:
DISCUSSION
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