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A paper which looks at the social and cultural factors which underpinned film censorship in British cinema in the early twentieth century, and the way in which the moral values on which censorship was based were dictated by religion. Bibliography lists 4 sources
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is generally associated with the banning of certain artistic and cultural materials, usually on the grounds that this is in the public good or promotes moral values, it would be
simplistic to assert that all censorship does is distinguish between what is acceptable and what is not, and remove the latter from the public view.
Censorship is a complex issue, and one which is rooted in the fundamental beliefs
and attitudes of a particular social culture: by definition, it also creates a moral hierarchy within that culture, since some individuals are deemed to have the right to view all
artistic material and then dictate what is suitable for public viewing. The assumption is that such individuals have sufficient moral integrity to remain unaffected by material which is considered to
have the potential to corrupt others: an assumption which has, throughout history, proved not to be the case. Gabb (2003) also makes the point that arguing for the banning of
certain material on the grounds that it inspires immorality and violence would mean banning literature as far back as the ancient Greeks.
Censorship of any form also has the effect of promoting elitism with regard to access to
any body of knowledge - if the public are not allowed to view certain materials, they are unable to make any informed judgement on them, and must rely instead on
the opinions of others, whose judgement is based on their own social, political or religious agendas. In any society where censorship is practised, therefore, not only will there be a
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