Banned Books Week 2020
2020 Banned Books Week at Rutgers- New Brunswick
BANNED: A Virtual Banned Books Read-Out & Discussions on the Freedom to Read - October 1, 2020 at 4:30pm EST
Presented by: SCARLA (The Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association), LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association), Rutgers–New Brunswick Libraries, and the SC&I Alumni Association
Missed the event? Read the blog posts by Books We Read
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Introduction to Banned BooksRecap of the 2020 events by Nicholas Allred
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Banned Books We ReadExamples of books read at the event, with book covers and reasons for the title being banned or challenged.
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Banned No MoreBlog post by Nancy Kranich, Special Projects Librarian, RU New Brunswick Libraries, Lecturer, School of Communication and Information.
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What is a Zine?Art Librarian Megan Lotts presented on a a unique subculture, zines, followed up by this detailed post.
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What is Samizdat?Introduction to Samizdat, the underground publication and circulation of articles or books with political views in contrast to the party line.
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Banned BestsellersBooks banned or challenged due to covering difficult topics become bestselling books because they resonate with their audience.
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Banned Books Week 2020A page to commemorate the event in 2020.