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|year=2013 | |year=2013 | ||
|region=North America | |region=North America | ||
|artist=Marjane Satrapi | |artist=Marjane Satrapi | ||
|subject=Violence | |subject=Violence | ||
|confronting_bodies=Chicago Public School Officials | |confronting_bodies=Chicago Public School Officials | ||
|medium=Literature | |medium=Literature | ||
|date_of_action=March, | |date_of_action=March 26, 2013 | ||
|location=Chicago, Illinois | |location=Chicago, Illinois | ||
|description_of_content= | |description_of_content=''Persepolis'' is a autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi. It tells the tale of Satrapi's coming of age in revolution-era Iran. | ||
|description_of_incident= | |description_of_incident=Chicago Public School officials, specifically CEO of schools, Barbara Byrd-Bennett declared the graphic novel unfit for middle and high school curricula. They have banned the book from reading lists and ask that teachers wishing to assign the text take a supplementary course on teaching "sensitive materials". | ||
|description_of_result=The book was removed. | |description_of_result=The book was removed. | ||
|image=Persepolis-post-1.jpg | |image=Persepolis-post-1.jpg | ||
|source=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/mar/19/persepolis-battle-chicago-schools-outcry | |||
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Revision as of 21:41, 9 June 2014
Artist: Marjane Satrapi
Year: 2013
Date of Action: March 26, 2013
Region: North America
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Subject: Violence
Medium: Literature
Confronting Bodies: Chicago Public School Officials
Description of Artwork: Persepolis is a autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi. It tells the tale of Satrapi's coming of age in revolution-era Iran.
The Incident: Chicago Public School officials, specifically CEO of schools, Barbara Byrd-Bennett declared the graphic novel unfit for middle and high school curricula. They have banned the book from reading lists and ask that teachers wishing to assign the text take a supplementary course on teaching "sensitive materials".
Results of Incident: The book was removed.
Source:
• http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/mar/19/persepolis-battle-chicago-schools-outcry
