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Description
JOIN DR. WILLIAM THIERFELDER for a VIRTUAL LECTURE via ZOOM in the SAFETY and COMFORT of YOUR HOME
BANNED IN AMERICA
When you walk into a library, you're entering a controversial place- it's a venue where you can read, listen to and watch media that could be considered "dangerous" depending on where (or when) you live. When Rameses II in 1279 BCE obliterated the hieroglyphic memorials to his father, he was doing what many rulers and societies have done throughout history: attempt to control who is remembered, what is to be seen and heard, and how we are to behave. This presentation explores some of the history of the long saga of censorship and the need some cultures have to silence certain writers, artists and musicians. We'll look specifically at America, where there continues to be a heated debate regarding exactly how "free" creative minds really are when it comes to expressing feeling and ideas. Finally, using recent data collected by the American Library Association, we'll look at on-going examples of censorship, examine the probable roots/causes of such censorship and explore whether total freedom of expression is actually possible.
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