Battle of the Books: Literary Censorship in the Public Schools, 1950-1985

by Lee Burress

Overview

This book covers many important events for those studying censorship conflicts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810821514
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/1992
Pages:	395
Product dimensions:	5.66(w) x 8.74(h) x 1.07(d)

About the Author

Lee Burress (BA, Wichita State; BC, Garret Evangelical Theological Seminary; Ph.D., English, Boston University) is Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He has taught and published articles on a wide variety of subjects—American literature, folklore, composition, and literary censorship. Since 1963 he has carried out six state or national surveys of censorship problems in the public schools. He has been a member and chair of the Committee Against Censorship of the National Council of Teachers of English, chair of the Committee Against Censorship of the Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English, and an officer of the Wisconsin Intellectual Freedom Coalition since he helped to establish it in 1977. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of several books on censorship.

Editorial Reviews

...provides much food for thought plus practical explanations of the reasons for censorship problems...interesting reading...

Choice Reviews

...ends with a strong set of conclusions...

Wilson Library Bulletin

It would be so very wondrous if this book became required reading for all would-be teachers, librarians, administrators, and trustees. The wisdom Burress has gained in the field has been nourished by his respect for reason and fact. Those who do read this work will find that they have a feeling of pride and worth for their profession they did not know was there before they cracked the cover.

The Library Quarterly

Recommended.

The Book Report

...provides much food for thought plus practical explanations of the reasons for censorship problems...interesting reading...

Choice

...provides much food for thought plus practical explanations of the reasons for censorship problems...interesting reading...

CHOICE

It would be so very wondrous if this book became required reading for all would-be teachers, librarians, administrators, and trustees. The wisdom Burress has gained in the field has been nourished by his respect for reason and fact. Those who do read this work will find that they have a feeling of pride and worth for their profession they did not know was there before they cracked the cover.

Library Quarterly

The book answers several questions: Who are the censors? What are their objections? What typically happens in a school censorship situation? An appendix details some 800 titles that have been challenged. Extensive bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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