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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Left\, Right\, and Off the Shelf: The Politics of Book Banning
DESCRIPTION:The urge to remove books from libraries and schools is not new in the United States\, but the urge to suppress access to certain kinds of ideas in printed and digital formats is back in force in contemporary America. This event brings together U-M faculty experts and members of the university community for an open and spirited discussion of the politics of book banning across the political spectrum.\n\nPanelists:\n-Aliyah Khan\, Associate Professor of English and Afroamerican and African Studies\; Director\, Global Islamic Studies Center (she/her)\n-Rebekah Modrak\, Professor\, Stamps School of Art & Design (she/her)\n-Kira Thurman\, Associate Professor of History\, German Studies and Musicology\n-Meredith Kahn\, Librarian for Gender and Sexuality Studies\n-Moderated by Angela D. Dillard\, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education & Interim Vice Provost for Access & Opportunity.\n\nThis event is a part of the Talking Maize & Blue task force's Open Inquiry Week and the Institute for the Humanities and Humanities Collaboratory's High Stakes Culture Series.
UID:137719-21880639@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137719
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Books,Civic Engagement,Democracy,Discussion,Education,History,Humanities,Literature,Open Inquiry,Politics,Undergraduate
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022
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