From: "Gragert, Jeremy Evan" <GRAGERJE@uwec.edu> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:38:46 -0500 Subject: Tuesday: Panel on censorship & banned books Message-ID: <DC9F505A4ACB32489179913AE6565659269BD1B68A@CHERRYCOKE.uwec.edu>
CENSORSHIP & ‘FAHRENHEIT 451’: A PANEL DISCUSSION
Part of The Eau Claire Big Read: www.ecbigread.org<http://www.ecbigread.org
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Tuesday, April 24 – 7:30-9:00 p.m. – Eau Claire Room, L.E. Phillips Mem
orial Public Library
A panel of experts will discuss banned books and intellectual freedom in Am
erica as those issues relate to the themes of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 4
51 and similar works. The session will focus on questions from the audience
after some opening dialog.
Moderated by Timothy Shiell, professor of philosophy at UW-Stout, the panel
will include:
Dr. Nicholas Karolides – A professor of English at UW-River Falls, Karoli
des is an author of several books on censorship and banned books, including
: The Encyclopedia of Censorship (2005), and 120 Banned Books: Censorship H
istories of World Literature (2005). He is an editor of Censored Books: Cri
tical Viewpoints (1993).
Ginny Moore Kruse – Between 1976 and 2002, Kruse was director of the Coop
erative Children’s Book Center of the School of Education at UW-Madison.
On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Freedom to Read Foundation i
n 1999, Kruse was named to an Intellectual Freedom “Roll of Honor,” ack
nowledging Intellectual Freedom “Champions” in each of the 50 states.
Michael Golrick – Director of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library i
n Eau Claire.
Tim Hirsch – Professor emeritus of English at UW-Eau Claire.