Nope, that isn't a typo. Banned Books Week begins this Sunday, September 26, and runs all week long. Take this opportunity to curl up with a favorite banned / censored / challenged book (Lolita! Little House on the Prairie! The Koran!) Choose from this list of classics, find out which titles were most frequently banned or challenged this year, or read the NY Times list of 10 ways to celebrate BBW.
Lila loves Banned Books Week. To celebrate it she is hosting four action-packed and AL convo credit bearing talks during the week! All will be on the first floor of the library in the McWhorter lab.
September 27, 3:30pm Fable as Subversion, Fable as Propaganda: Of Cockroaches, Kings, Saddam's Musical, and Arabic Drama. Dr. James Al-Shamma
Sept. 28 1pm - ‘Guilty Objects': Breaking Taboos in the Visual Arts Dr. Judy Bullington asks: What do a Renaissance artist, a caricaturist, a cosmopolitan painter, and a modern abstract artist have in common? All created works that crossed political, religious, or moral boundaries of the day resulting in some form public censorship of their art.
Sept. 29 10am - Constraints on Musical Style: The Case of Shostakovich. Dr. Terry Klefstad discusses the impact of the Soviet government on composer Dmitri Shostakovich: Do governmental policies like this prevent composers from reaching their creative potential, or can such constraints be overcome to create music that appeals to listeners beyond their time and culture?
Sept. 30 11:30am - Hear No Evil Professor Mark Volman asks: Why is music censored? - and who are the censors?
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