Banned Book Brigade! : Further Readings

Discusses some 100 books that have been targets of religious censorship over the centuries, encompassing texts of the world's major religions, novels, and classic works of philosophy, science, and history, as well as contemporary works.

Books challenged or banned in 2003-2004 -- Caution! Some people conisder these books dangerous -- Notable First Amendment court cases -- Quotes on the First Amendment -- Action guide. Suggested activities ; Display ideas ; Annotated bibliography of First Amendment resources ; A list of concerned national organizations ; Suggestions for dealing with concerns about library resources.

100 Banned Books profiles well-known, often classic works that have been censored for religious, political, social or sexual reasons. Each entry gives readers a summary of the work, its censorship history and suggestions for further reading.

Throughout history, tyrants, totalitarian states, church institutions, and democratic governments alike have banned books that challenged their beliefs or questioned their activities. Political censorship was even applied to ancient Greek dramas during the Nazi occupation in 1942. Political suppression also occurs in the name of security and the safeguarding of official secrets, and is often used as a weapon in larger cultural or political battles.

Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds, Revised Edition examines the issues underlying the suppression of more than 100 works deemed sexually obscene. The 15 entries new to this edition include America by Jon Stewart, Sex by Madonna, and many more. Also included are updates to entries such as Forever by Judy Blume, and more.

Equitable access to information for all, including underserved populations, is a core value of librarianship. The growing awareness of where this inequality persists has led many professionals to take steps to advance social justice within their institutions, from creating book displays about the Black Lives Matter movement or LGBT History Month to hosting programs by potentially controversial speakers.

Who hasn't read Blubber? And yet, published in 1974 and a New York Times 'Outstanding Book', it remains one of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books and is kept out of many school libraries.

At the height of state censorship in Japan, more indexes of banned books circulated, more essays on censorship were published, more works of illicit erotic and proletarian fiction were produced, and more passages were Xed out than at any other moment before or since. As censors construct and maintain their own archives, their acts of suppression yield another archive, filled with documents on, against, and in favor of censorship.

From Plato to C. P. Snow to Nicolas Sarkozy, literature's haters have questioned the value of literature-its truthfulness, virtue, and usefulness-and have attempted to demonstrate its harmfulness. Literature does not start with Homer or Gilgamesh, William Marx says, but with Plato driving the poets out of the city, like God casting Adam and Eve out of Paradise.

The first comprehensive examination of Australian book censorship, this enlightening and enthralling discussion is based on Nicole Moore's discovery of the secret "censor's library" in the National Archives.

This Parthenon will be more famous than the one in Greece, says Conceptualist artist Marta Minujn to the audience and cameras at the opening of her magnanimous artwork at Documenta 2017 in Kassel. Her Parthenon of books, made from hundreds of thousands of books that were banned for different reasons, is a life-size reproduction, establishing a symbolic dialogue with her first Parthenon, made in Buenos Aires in December 1983 following the dark years of the Dictatorship. In this documentary - which features both important archive footage and contemporary scenes - Alessio Rigo de Righi reconstructs Minujin's creative process, depicting her fascination with artistic mythology and participatory art. It also portrays another of her recycled performances: the stunning Payment of Greek Debt to Germany with Olives and Art, in Athens.

Explores the ways in which teachers can authenticate the use of censored books in the classroom. Topics of discussion include the importance of keeping up-to-date on a book's censorship status, some reasons why teachers may want to use a banned book and the ways in which parents and community organizations can help teachers change public attitudes about banned books. The 100 most frequently-challenged books are listed in the Study Guide.