E78 The Fifth Court - The Bloomsday Episode - Hosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL on Ulysses and the obscenity laws
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E78 The Fifth Court DSBA Legal Podcast of the Year With thanks to Clio Legal Software. Bloomsday is a celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses, taking place annually on June 16th. The date commemorates the events of the novel, which are set on June 16, 1904. This day is significant because it marks Joyce's first outing with his future wife, Nora Barnacle. The publication of Ulysses itself became a landmark legal case in literary history. The novel was banned for obscenity in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, leading to legal battles that challenged and eventually redefined the limits of literary expression and censorship. Our hosts, barristers and literary buffs, Peter Leonard and Mark Tottenham discuss some of the many issues around the case taken in the US including some nuggets that you'll be able to 'drop' at the dinner party table when next discussing why you haven't finished reading Ulysses. As always, Peter and Mark also discuss some more recent cases from the Decisis.ie casebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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