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Download full textSmith, Ralph R.; Moore, Dale – 1990
In 1989, some Springfield, Missouri residents demanded cancellation of the Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU) theater department's production of Larry Kramer's play, "The Normal Heart," which they alleged to be obscene. Opponents purchased newspaper advertisements which charged that the publicly funded production promoted a…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Censorship, Discourse Analysis
