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Month: October 2012

Glass to Make The Case for Controversial Literature at Chicago Humanities Fest

Loren Glass, University of Iowa associate professor of 19th- and 20th-century American literature and cultural studies, will make “The Case for Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer“ at the Chicago Humanities Festival […]

October 30, 2012November 1, 2012 Nanette Perez Office for Intellectual Freedom

Nominations process open for 2013 Freedom to Read Foundation Board election

Cross-posted to the FTRF Blog FTRF has announced the Nominating Committee for the 2012-2013 Board of Trustees.  Nominations (including self-nominations) are being accepted by the committee through December 14, 2012. Elected trustees will […]

October 17, 2012 Jonathan Kelley Freedom to Read Foundation

IFAction Round Up, October 7-14, 2012

OIF sponsors IFAction, an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. To subscribe to this list, […]

October 15, 2012November 15, 2012 Jonathan Kelley Censorship, Intellectual Freedom Issues, Privacy

50 State Salute to Banned Books Week: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia

Before we usher in a great weekend, why not check out more videos from the states as part of the 50 State Salute to Banned Books Week? Today’s featured videos […]

October 12, 2012 Nanette Perez Banned Books Week, Censorship

50 State Salute to Banned Books Week: New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York

We have several more states to feature for the 50 State Salute to Banned Books Week. Today’s featured states are New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York! The Friends of […]

October 11, 2012October 12, 2012 Nanette Perez Banned Books Virtual Read-Out!, Banned Books Week, Censorship

IF Action Round Up September 24—October 6, 2012

OIF sponsors IFAction, an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. To subscribe to this list, […]

October 11, 2012October 12, 2012 Jonathan Kelley Censorship, General Interest, Privacy

50 State Salute to Banned Books Week: Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, and Montana

Although Banned Books Week 2012 has ended, we are pleased to continue featuring videos from states across the country in hopes that viewing them will inspire you to continue to […]

October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 Nanette Perez Banned Books Virtual Read-Out!, Banned Books Week

Timeline entry for 2012: Pedagogy of the Oppressed

We’ve so far commemorated the past 30 years of the timeline of banned and challenged books and will end with the year 2012. The featured book is “Pedagogy of the […]

October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 Nanette Perez Banned Books Week, Censorship

Timeline entry for 2011: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

We’re highlighting year 2011 on the timeline of banned and challenged books. The featured books is “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” by Sherman Alexie. In 2011, the […]

October 6, 2012 Angela Maycock Banned Books Week, Censorship

50 State Salute to Banned Books Week: Indiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin

We’ve featured 25 states so far for the 50 State Salute to Banned Books Week, and will continue to feature more over the next week. Today’s featured videos come from […]

October 5, 2012October 5, 2012 Nanette Perez Banned Books Week, Censorship

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