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Amy Werbel

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Censorship campaigns can have a way of backfiring – look no further than the fate of America’s most prolific censor

Censorship campaigns can have a way of backfiring – look no further than the fate of America’s most prolific censor

Anthony Comstock’s decades-long censorship campaign ended up turning him into a laughingstock.

30.09.2025 40

The Conversation

Amy Werbel

Seizure of Sally Mann’s photographs in Texas revives old debates about obscenity and freedom of expression

A historian of artistic censorship sees chilling similarities to 19th-century anti-obscenity crusades.

24.01.2025 30

The Conversation

Amy Werbel