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|artist=Rudolfo Anaya | |artist=Rudolfo Anaya | ||
|subject=Explicit Sexuality | |subject=Explicit Sexuality | ||
|confronting_bodies=Teton County School District | |confronting_bodies=Teton County School District | ||
|medium=Literature | |medium=Literature | ||
|date_of_action=December 2013 | |date_of_action=December 2013 | ||
|location=Driggs, Idaho | |location=Driggs, Idaho | ||
|description_of_content=''Bless Me, Ultima'' is an award-winning, best-selling novel by one of the recognized founders of Chicano literature. | |description_of_content=''Bless Me, Ultima'' is an award-winning, best-selling novel by one of the recognized founders of Chicano literature. It is a coming of age story for a young boy and his mentor, Ultima. The novel focuses on the young boy's spiritual transformation amidst cultural and societal changes in the American Southwest during World War II. | ||
|description_of_incident=Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme attempted to ban the book due to its profanity and sexual content. | |description_of_incident=Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme attempted to ban the book due to its profanity and sexual content. | ||
|description_of_result=NCAC wrote a letter to the school district and shortly thereafter the ban was revoked. | |description_of_result=NCAC wrote a letter to the school district and shortly thereafter the ban was revoked. | ||
|image=Bless-me-ultima-front cropped.jpg | |image=Bless-me-ultima-front cropped.jpg | ||
|source=http://www.tetonvalleynews.net/bless-me-ultima-reinstated-at-board-meeting/youtube_bc19cd0a-6382-11e3-b291-001a4bcf887a.html | |source=http://www.tetonvalleynews.net/bless-me-ultima-reinstated-at-board-meeting/youtube_bc19cd0a-6382-11e3-b291-001a4bcf887a.html | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 31 July 2014
Artist: Rudolfo Anaya
Year: 2013
Date of Action: December 2013
Region: North America
Location: Driggs, Idaho
Subject: Explicit Sexuality
Medium: Literature
Confronting Bodies: Teton County School District
Description of Artwork: Bless Me, Ultima is an award-winning, best-selling novel by one of the recognized founders of Chicano literature. It is a coming of age story for a young boy and his mentor, Ultima. The novel focuses on the young boy's spiritual transformation amidst cultural and societal changes in the American Southwest during World War II.
The Incident: Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme attempted to ban the book due to its profanity and sexual content.
Results of Incident: NCAC wrote a letter to the school district and shortly thereafter the ban was revoked.
