Monthly Archives: February 2015

Curatorial Judgment or Viewpoint Discrimination? NCAC Responds to ‘Rush Revere’ in Ohio

By |2020-01-03T15:03:03-05:00February 25th, 2015|Incidents|

Can curatorial decisions about what belongs on library shelves, museum walls, or classrooms ever constitute censorship? It’s a blurry line that a children’s specialist in Ohio’s Greenville Public Library may have crossed when rejecting two donated Rush Limbaugh books.

Top 5 Forbidden Affairs of the Heart

By |2020-01-03T15:01:21-05:00February 14th, 2015|Blog|

In honor of Valentine's Day, NCAC has compiled a list of 5 scandalous couples that rattled more than just the bedpost. In fact, their romances sparked debate about the role of free expression, censorship, and First Amendment rights—some even thousands of years later. NCAC hopes that your Valentine's Day is as passionate and romantic—though maybe not as dramatic—as these forbidden affairs of [...]

The Censored Truth of a Guantanamo Prisoner

By |2016-01-15T11:33:26-05:00February 12th, 2015|Blog|

Published in January of this year, The Guantanamo Diary is an intense account of Mohamedou Ould Slahi's excruciating experiences as a prisoner of the U.S. war on terror. Slahi was detained in his native Mauritania in 2001 before a CIA rendition plane flew him to Jordan for brutal interrogation sessions. From there, Slahi was flown to Afghanistan and then finally [...]

“Community Standards” in Highland Park: An Invitation to Censorship Controversies

By |2020-01-03T15:01:10-05:00February 9th, 2015|Incidents|

Should "community standards" play a part in what is taught in the classroom? This is the question we asked Highland Park, Tx. school officials in a February 6 letter about new proposals to deal with controversies over certain reading materials.

Censored Art: Profanity and Police Brutality

By |2020-01-03T15:01:07-05:00February 6th, 2015|Blog|

The Charlie Hebdo massacres prompted worldwide calls to embrace and celebrate artistic freedom. But actions speak louder than words. As demonstrations in support of free speech were held in Paris and we all reconfirmed our commitment to an open exchange of ideas, two cultural spaces in the United States-– one a library, the other a university-– censored artwork.

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