Title: First amendment studies in Arkansas : the Richard S. Arnold Prize Essays /
Authors: Smith, Stephen A., 1949-
Year: 2016
Subjects: Arnold, Richard S.; United States.; Freedom of speech United States
Abstract: "This collection of fourteen essays written by young communication scholars at the University of Arkansas presents unique insights into how First Amendment issues have played out in the state. Rather than exploring the particular legal issues and the constitutional principles enunciated by the courts, First Amendment Studies tells the stories of actual people expressing challenged or unpopular points of view and reveals the ways that constitutional controversies arise from the actions of local officials and individual citizens. Drawing on public documents as well as extensive interviews with participants, these essays demonstrate the dynamics of democratic dissent—on college campuses, in public schools, in churches, on the streets, in the forests and on the farms, and in legislative chambers and courtrooms. Each essay was selected for the Richard S. Arnold Prize in First Amendment Studies, an endowed fund established in 1999 to encourage University of Arkansas graduate students in communication and the liberal arts to explore and examine questions about freedom of speech and freedom of religion." -- Publlisher's website.
Contents: Pickings v. Bruce: Students United for Rights and Equality / Paula Killian Agee -- Neal v. Still: unconstitutional suppression of campus speech / David N. Morris -- Gay and Lesbian Students Association v. Gohn: content discrimination in funding / Caroline M. Heintzman -- Curtailing criticism of public figures through trademark and branding / Josh Bertaccini -- Book censorship in Fayetteville public schools: “the chocolate wars” and the “battle of the books” / Cortney Smith -- An inquiry into control of content by the Arkansas Educational Television Network / Allie Taylor -- Off-campus speech and on-campus punishment for student websites / Andrew Long -- State v. Rodgers: the 1935 anarchy trial of Ward Rodgers in Poinsett County / Jamie Kern -- Johnson v. State: God, country, and Joe Johnson / Rebekah Huss Fox -- United States v. Burch: freedom of speech in the Ouachita National Forest / David R. Dewberry -- Nichols v. Chacon: rhetoric, law, and the gesturing man / Ryan Gliszinski -- Rhetorical continuity: evolution, creation science, and intelligent design / Matthew McNair -- Doe v. Human: the establishment clause and Bible story time / Afsaneh N. Roe -- Pulpit politics: politics and sermons of Robert E. Smith and Ronnie Floyd / Kattrina Baldus Jones.