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What societal norms did COUM Transmissions’ work challenge?

Sex work, pornography, serial killers, and occultism
Environment, education, poverty
Politics, economics
Sexuality, internet, transportation

Answer

COUM Transmissions was a British performance art collective that was active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their work challenged societal norms on a number of levels, including sex work, pornography, serial killers, and occultism. They were often controversial, and their work was sometimes banned or censored.