Banned Books

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This course examines the issue of censorship through the particular example of banned books. Students will analyze debates for and against censorship, and will study banned books alongside other media that either critiques, embraces, or reflects paranoia about censorship. In addition to scholarly articles and historical documents, readings may include literary works such as J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran, and Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses.