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Banned Books Week: International Issues
While we are celebrating the American Library Association’s national “Banned Books Week” on our blog, the freedom to read is an international issue. Here’s an example: Newsweek reported Iran instituted a ban on all works by Paulo Coelho, the author of international bestsellers … Continue reading
Banned Books Week: The Case of Mistaken Identity
Books and authors can be banned, challenged, or removed from reading lists for all kinds of reasons. Many books have been found offensive because they mention drug use, profanity, or obscenities – and, in one recent case, mistaken identity. Bill … Continue reading
Banned Books Week: Recent Challenges
The ALA Banned Books Week website and lists give us a “big picture” view of how often specific authors and works are challenged in America, but the lists don’t help us see how these challenges and bans occur in specific … Continue reading
Banned Books Week: Toni Morrison
Suzanne Blaz, a staff member from the Chicago-Kent Law Offices, sent this contribution to commemorate Banned Books Week: No one uttered the word banned, but certain books assigned at my school were ‘objected’ to. More often than not, the book … Continue reading
Banned Books Week: Fallen Angels
Review from CK staff member Gwen Osborne: Fallen Angels is Walter Dean Myers’ eye-averting young adult novel about dreams deferred and the realities of war. Continue reading
Banned Books Week 2015: Share A Favorite!
We want your book reviews! For Banned Books Week 2015 we want to show the value of intellectual freedom and celebrate the freedom to read within the Chicago-Kent community. Send us your story of a banned book that has influenced you personally, perhaps one … Continue reading
Faculty and Staff’s Favorite Banned Books: Part 4
Alex Magalli, Administrative Assistant at the Law Review, writes about “The Societally Crass yet Brilliant Works of Bret Easton Ellis” They say the Dutch Masters painted with more than 60 unique shades of black. Similarly, Bret Easton Ellis has at … Continue reading
Faculty and Staff’s Favorite Banned Books: Part 3
Elizabeth De Armond, Professor of Legal Research & Writing, wrote: Although I wouldn’t say The Hunger Games was an all-time favorite, I thought it was a wonderful book – a top example of kid-lit – and was somewhat astonished to … Continue reading
Faculty and Staff’s Favorite Banned Books: Part 2
We asked faculty and staff of the law school to write to us about their favorite banned book. To give them some ideas we included a list of classic novels that were banned at one time or another: One more … Continue reading
Faculty’s Favorite Banned Books: Part 1
We asked faculty and staff of the law school to write to us about their favorite banned book. To give them some ideas we included a list of classic novels that were banned at one time or another: Three members … Continue reading
