Morris Bart Sr., Lecture Series: Rethinking Banned Books in American History & Today

 

 

Each year during the American Library Association’s “Banned Books Week,” librarians display famous books that have been challenged in the past as well as the most frequently challenged books in the present day. By focusing on the books themselves, however, do librarians tacitly concede that these books are indeed controversial? Do we also help provide cover to the often-powerful groups behind these attempted book bans and why they seek to censor? In this talk, Adam Beauchamp will explore who has challenged books in United States history and what their motivations were in order to better understand our current moment and the agendas of today's book banners.

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