Gottfried, Ted. Censorship. United States: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark. 2006. Print.
In this writing, Gottfried doesn’t go about expressing opinions instead he presents many different examples and positions on the topic of censorship, and lets the reader come to their own conclusions. Even though the writing is on a high school level, it clearly demonstrates the many different aspects of censorship.
Orwell, George. 1984. United States: New American Library, 1949. Print.
Classic George Orwell novel in which the main character, Winston Smith, who works for the Ministry of Truth, job is to continually revise historical records in order to show that “The Party” is always correct and all-knowing. The definitive story of power, censorship, and the rewriting of history.
Page, Benedicte, “New Huckleberry Finn Edition Censors ‘N-Word’.” guardian.com.uk. 5 Jan. 2011. Web. 18 Mar. 2011.
Informative article covering both a summary of Dr. Gribben’s plan to republish “The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn” and Mark Twain’s motives for his style of writing and the actual contributions he made to fight racism and support groups such as the NAACP.
Ravitch, Diane. The Language Police. United States: Vintage Books, 2003. Print.
Diane Ravitch was appointed to the National Assesment Governing Board in 1998, by the President Bill Clinton. Here she writes an in-depth assessment on not only personal dealings with censorship, but on how censorship affects textbooks, literary works, and history books. Ravitch also discusses how the writers and editors of American textbooks are “forced” to avoided such a wide array of topics that many of the textbooks used today are disconnected from the real world.
Schroeder, Theodore. Obscene Literature and Constitutional Law. New York: Privately Printed, 1911. Print.
Even though this book was written in the early part of the 20th century, it details some of the attempts to ban books and other written works based on, at the time, loose definitions of the word “obscene”. Detailed discussions of the processes of putting laws in place concerning obscenity while staying within the guidelines of the Constitution.
Thomas, Stan, “The Best and Worst of Times To Use The N-Word.” ourweekly.com. 11 Jan. 2011. Web. 28 Apr. 2011
An article outlining some of the responses to the republishing of Huckleberry Finn. These responses are from professors, cultural commentators, and writers are varied and address both the pros and cons of rewriting literary works.
Conachy, James. “Japanese History Textbook Provokes Sharp Controversy.” World Socialist Web Site. 7 June 2001. Web. 4 May 2011.
Discusses the decision in Japan to remove all negative connotations of Japanese people and soldiers during the 20th century. It talks about the attempt to sanitize the militias role in the Korean conflict and the invasion of China.
