A8. We Read Banned Books

Who has the right to ban a book? In schools – in libraries – in the public domain? We will start the course with a TED talk delivered by Jonathan Friedman, Ph.D, the Director of free expression and education programs at PEN America [and the husband of Marcia’s goddaughter.]  We will also learn from materials provided by the American Library Association and their Office of Intellectual Freedom.

Instructor: Marcia Tannenbaum is a longtime WISE instructor with a broad range of interests in literature. She holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in English Language and Literature from Simmons University and a Juris Doctor from The University of Connecticut School of Law. 

Recommended Reading: 

1. The classic novel by Ray Bradbury -  Fahrenheit 451 - The temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns,978-1-4516-7331-9, Simon and Schuster 60^th Anniversary Edition 
2. The controversial new novel by Jeanine Cummins, American Dirt, 978-1-250-20978-8, First Holt Paperbacks Edition 202