ENGLIT 1384 - BANNED BOOKS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course considers the literary writings banned, burned, or disputed across cultural, social, or local traditions. Students will read works considered obscene, profane, or subversive by state, religious, or local institutions, as well as critical and historical texts engaged with writing and its restriction. Students will explore debates and questions that surround banned books, such as: what makes a book dangerous? Who do books threaten and how? What and how do banned books join canons or become best sellers? How do banned books create a stage for global negotiation of difference? How do our attitudes toward art and censorship shape us? How do they shape our world? We will also consider the specific goals, literary strategies, and cultural and historical contexts of each of the authors and novels that we read.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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