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Parental Advisory, Explicit Content: Music Censorship and the American Culture Wars

Ratcliffe, Gavin M,
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1467141078

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2016, BA, Oberlin College, History.
In the 1980s the use of vulgar lyrics in music became connected with social issues surrounding youth and the perceived breakdown of the American family. While the historiography of the debate over music content and regulation, from 1985-1992, is frequently displayed as a partisan issue I argue that loose alliances formed across the political and cultural spectrum in calls for tighter regulation. Despite being a national debate, successful application of pressure for tighter regulation only came about through local efforts which had far reaching consequences for the RIAA’s national retail structure. This paper explores the way censorship efforts took place during the American Culture Wars and the murkiness of defining censorship in the Record Industry Association of Americans decentralized economic structure.
Clayton Koppes (Advisor)
73 p.
History
RIAA; 2 Live Crew; PMRC; Tipper Gore; Jack Thompson; Censorship; Culture Wars; Media History; Popular Music; Youth Culture; Sexplotation Industry; Dead Kennedys; Jello Biafra; NEA; Night Stalker;

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  • Ratcliffe, , G. M. (2016). Parental Advisory, Explicit Content: Music Censorship and the American Culture Wars [Undergraduate thesis, Oberlin College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1467141078

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ratcliffe, , Gavin. Parental Advisory, Explicit Content: Music Censorship and the American Culture Wars. 2016. Oberlin College, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1467141078.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ratcliffe, , Gavin. "Parental Advisory, Explicit Content: Music Censorship and the American Culture Wars." Undergraduate thesis, Oberlin College, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1467141078

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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