Vanessa Place

Managing Controversy: Vanessa Place, Race and Gone With the Wind

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Managing Controversy: Vanessa Place, Race and Gone With the Wind

By American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression|2020-01-03T15:08:55-05:00July 1st, 2015|Incidents|

In response to a controversy over a conceptual poet's 'Gone With the Wind' project, several cultural institutions have canceled her appearances-- demonstrating the wrong way to deal with such disputes.

NCAC Urges the Association of Writers and Writing Programs to Stand by Freedom of Expression

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NCAC Urges the Association of Writers and Writing Programs to Stand by Freedom of Expression

By |2017-01-26T15:44:04-05:00May 21st, 2015|Incidents|

Protesters demand that a controversial poet be removed from a committee at an academic conference. And the writers' group organizing the conference promptly complies.