Kyler Chittick
Biographic Data
| ID | 6831469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kyler Chittick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kyler |
| FAMILY NAME | Chittick |
| SIGNATURE | CHITTICK K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alberta |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sex, sin, and cinema: Obscenity law and moral regulation in early 1980s Alberta
This article traces the emergence of modern Canadian obscenity doctrine through the regional context of sexual and moral panic in early 1980s Alberta. It argues that although R. v. Butler (1992) is often treated as the decisive turning point in Canadian obscenity law, some of its legal and conceptual foundations were established earlier in Alberta through Towne Cinema Theatres, Ltd. v. The Queen (1985), which arose from the prosecution of Dracula…
Age-verification technologies and the censorship of online pornography in Canada: A critique of Bill S-210: An Act to Restrict Young Persons’ Online Access to Sexually Explicit Material
Written in the style of an opinion editorial, this short article serves as a critical examination of Bill S-210, which proposes to restrict minors' online access to sexually explicit material in Canada through age-verification technologies. Framed within the historical context of obscenity law and the feminist sex wars, the article underscores the impact of censorship and anti-pornography feminism on queer businesses and sexual expressions. Empha…
Positive Images: Gay Men and HIV/Aids in the Culture of ‘Post Crisis’, Dion Kagan (2018)
Review of: Positive Images: Gay Men and HIV/AIDS in the Culture of ‘Post Crisis’ , Dion Kagan (2018) London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 295 pp., ISBN 978-1-78453-419-6, h/bk, $85.01
Foucault at the Movies
This book serves as an overview and critical engagement with Michel Foucault's few (and yet important) works on cinema. Acknowledging that while "we don't find any sustained treatment of film in Foucault's work," the authors of Foucault at the Movies assure that "there is a general awareness that he did occasionally cross paths with [it], even if his bibliography is somewhat limited on this score." 1 The book distances itself from theoretical sch…
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Foucault at the Movies
This book serves as an overview and critical engagement with Michel Foucault's few (and yet important) works on cinema. Acknowledging that while "we don't find any sustained treatment of film in Foucault's work," the authors of Foucault at the Movies assure that "there is a general awareness that he did occasionally cross paths with [it], even if his bibliography is somewhat limited on this score." 1 The book distances itself from theoretical sch…
Positive Images: Gay Men and HIV/Aids in the Culture of ‘Post Crisis’, Dion Kagan (2018)
Review of: Positive Images: Gay Men and HIV/AIDS in the Culture of ‘Post Crisis’ , Dion Kagan (2018) London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 295 pp., ISBN 978-1-78453-419-6, h/bk, $85.01
Age-verification technologies and the censorship of online pornography in Canada: A critique of Bill S-210: An Act to Restrict Young Persons’ Online Access to Sexually Explicit Material
Written in the style of an opinion editorial, this short article serves as a critical examination of Bill S-210, which proposes to restrict minors' online access to sexually explicit material in Canada through age-verification technologies. Framed within the historical context of obscenity law and the feminist sex wars, the article underscores the impact of censorship and anti-pornography feminism on queer businesses and sexual expressions. Empha…
Sex, sin, and cinema: Obscenity law and moral regulation in early 1980s Alberta
This article traces the emergence of modern Canadian obscenity doctrine through the regional context of sexual and moral panic in early 1980s Alberta. It argues that although R. v. Butler (1992) is often treated as the decisive turning point in Canadian obscenity law, some of its legal and conceptual foundations were established earlier in Alberta through Towne Cinema Theatres, Ltd. v. The Queen (1985), which arose from the prosecution of Dracula…
Sociology (3 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Movie theater (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Pornography (2 works)