Forbidden Books (UEEN 227)

Term: 2017-2018 Spring Term

Faculty

Amy L. AgnewShow MyInfo popup for Amy L. Agnew

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Catherine KushnerickShow MyInfo popup for Catherine Kushnerick

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Schedule

Mon, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM (3/5/2018 - 4/28/2018) Location: P

Description

How can a country that places so much value on its Constitution allow censorship? This course will focus on literature that has been repeatedly banned in the United States for a number of reasons. Discussions will focus on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the role of censorship as it relates to our freedom to read. We will examine the connection between free speech and the freedom to read by analyzing a few texts that have been banned in the past 100 years. In addition, we will try to answer the question, who is being ???saved??? by the would-be censors? (New course Fall 2015.)