Forbidden Literature

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Title

Forbidden Literature
Case studies on censorship

Subject

freedom of expression; freedom of speech; library and information science; democracy; Scandinavian literature; censorship

Description

"Freedom of the printed word is a defining feature of the modern world. Yet censorship and the suppression of literature never cease, and remain topical issues even in the most liberal of democracies. Today just as in the past, advances in media technology are followed by new regulatory mechanisms. Similarly, any attempt to control cultural expression inevitably spurs fresh discussions about freedom of speech. In Forbidden Literature scholars from a variety of disciplines address censorship’s past and present, whether in liberal democracies or totalitarian regimes. Through in-depth case studies they trace a historical continuum in which literature reveals its two-sided nature: it demands both regulation and protection. The contributors investigate the logic of literary repression, particularly in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and analyse why it is thought essential to control literature. Moreover, the authors determine how literary practices are shaped and transformed by regulation and censorship."

Creator

Erlanson, Erik (editor)
Helgason, Jon (editor)
Henning, Peter (editor)
Lindsköld, Linnéa (editor)

Source

https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/40019

Publisher

Kriterium

Date

Gothenburg, 2020

Contributor

Siti Muzaroh

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Format

Pdf

Language

English

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