Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8088
Title: Sexualizing the child: The strange case of Bill Henson, his 'absolutely revolting' images and the law of childhood innocence
Contributor(s): Simpson, Brian H  (author)
Publication Date: 2011
DOI: 10.1177/1363460711400809
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8088
Abstract: In 2008 internationally acclaimed Australian photographer Bill Henson planned to exhibit some of his work at a Sydney Gallery. This included photographs of a naked 12-year-old child. When one image was used in publicity to promote the exhibition it came to the attention of the organizer of a child advocacy group who complained to police that the image constituted child pornography. The subsequent seizing of the images gave rise to a community debate about artistic freedom, what constitutes child pornography and the capacity of children to consent. Although these events coincidentally occurred at the same time as a Senate inquiry into the sexualization of children in the media, the issue of childhood sexuality was a muted aspect of the ensuing public debate.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Sexualities, 14(3), p. 290-311
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1461-7382
1363-4607
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 180119 Law and Society
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 940499 Justice and the Law not elsewhere classified
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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