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|description_of_content=''Eleanor & Park'' is award-winning young adult novel by Rainbow Rowell that is featured widely in English curricula and is critically praised for its acute exploration of themes such as love, race, bullying, body image, and abuse. It has occupied The New York Times bestseller list. While written about and for teens, the themes are universal. A frequently challenged book, it has been listed as no.10 on the American Library Association’s ‘Top Ten Challenged Books list.’
|description_of_incident=''Eleanor & Park'' was removed from a tenth-grade English curriculum following complaints. A parent of a student at Vinton County High School posted an out-of-context image of a passage from the book containing “foul language” on social media and issued a formal complaint about the book to the school. The school administration responded by cancelling English lessons that used the book, replacing it with a different novel.
|description_of_result=In a May 8, 2017 letter to the school administration, The National Coalition Against Censorship and 6 other organizations committed to defending kids’ right to read urged Vinton County High School to restore student access to ''Eleanor & Park''. The letter was signed by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, National Council of Teachers of English, American Booksellers for Free Expression, Association of American Publishers, Authors Guild and PEN America. The case in ongoing.
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[http://ncac.org/press-release/free-speech-groups-demand-ohio-high-school-restore-award-winning-novel-to-english-curriculum NCAC Demands Ohio High School Restore Eleanor & Park to English Curriculum], BY NCAC, MAY 9, 2017
 
[http://cbldf.org/2017/05/cbldf-joins-defense-of-eleanor-park  CBLDF Joins Defense of Eleanor & Park], May 9, 2017, By Betsy Gomez
 
See also:
 
[http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=9248 Spotlight on Censorship: ‘Eleanor and Park,’] Intellectual Freedom blog, April 11, 2017
 
[http://ncac.org/censorship-news-articles/i-dont-want-to-be-a-safe-writer-an-interview-with-rainbow-rowell “I Don’t Want to be a Safe Writer”: An Interview With Rainbow Rowell], NCAC, OCTOBER 7, 2016
 
[http://www.rainbowrowell.com/news/2016/9/22/can-you-help-defend-eleanor-park-from-censorship Can you help defend Eleanor & Park from censorship?] Rainbow Rowell, September 22, 2016
 
Previous incidents:
 
[http://cbldf.org/2017/02/oregon-school-board-reconsiders-hasty-ban-of-eleanor-park  Oregon School Board Reconsiders Hasty Ban of Eleanor & Park], February 15, 2017, By Maren Williams
 
[http://www.slj.com/2013/11/censorship/rainbow-rowells-eleanor-park-retained-in-minnesota-high-school  Rainbow Rowell’s ‘Eleanor & Park’ Retained in Minnesota High School], By Karyn M. Peterson on November 25, 2013
 
[http://www.citypages.com/news/parents-action-league-wants-eleanor-and-park-removed-from-anoka-hennepin-libraries-6557506 Parents Action League wants 'Eleanor & Park' removed from Anoka-Hennepin libraries], October 2, 2013
 
[http://www.wiki.ncac.org/Eleanor Censorpedia, Anoka-Hennepin incident, 2013]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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<p>Censorpedia is a crowdsourced online database of censorship cases within the arts and in culture. It is aimed at those researching censorship, at activists working for freedom of expression and at artists and other cultural producers whose expression has been subject to censorship or attempted censorship.</p>
<p>Censorpedia is a crowdsourced online database of censorship cases within the arts and in culture. It is aimed at those researching censorship, at activists working for freedom of expression, and at artists and other cultural producers whose expression has been subject to censorship or attempted censorship.</p>
<p>Censorpedia documents censorship incidents by providing the who, what, when, where and why. By providing a repository of information about what is vulnerable to censorship and about the strategies and tactics that have defeated previous’ censorship attempts, Censorpedia aids the fight for free expression.</p>
<p>Censorpedia documents censorship incidents by providing the who, what, when, where, and why. By providing a repository of information about what is vulnerable to censorship and about the strategies and tactics that have defeated previous’ censorship attempts, Censorpedia aids the fight for free expression.</p>
<p>Researchers can search for a specific case, year or keyword using the search box, as well as browse by [[:Category:Medium|'''medium''']], by [[:Category:Subject|'''grounds for censorship''']], or explore a [[Special:Randompage|'''random case''']].</p>
<p>Researchers can search for a specific case, year, or keyword using the search box, as well as browse by [[:Category:Medium|'''medium''']], by [[:Category:Subject|'''grounds for censorship''']], or explore a [[Special:Randompage|'''random case''']].</p>
<p>Activists can search for [[:Category:Ongoing_Case|'''ongoing cases''']] or [[Form:Censorship_incident|'''contribute a case''']] that is ongoing or recently resolved.</p>
<p>Activists can search for [[:Category:Ongoing_Case|'''ongoing cases''']] or [[Form:Censorship_incident|'''contribute a case''']] that is ongoing or recently resolved.</p>
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Latest revision as of 21:06, 14 July 2023

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Featured Case: Sewol_Owol_(painting)



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Artist: Hong Seong-dam

Year: 2014

Date of Action: August, 2014

Region: Asia

Location: Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Korea

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Painting

Confronting Bodies: City government of Gwangju, South Korea

Description of Artwork: A 32-foot-wide painting, which portrays, among other elements, Korean president Park Geun-hye as a maniacal scarecrow facing off against angered parents of children who died in the sinking of the MV Sewol ferry in April, 2014, a national tragedy that has had huge political repercussions. Park is being held back by former president Park Chung-hee (her late father), and her chief of staff Kim Ki-choon.

The Incident: The Biennale Foundation initially claimed that the work’s exclusion from the exhibition had nothing to do with politics and was purely logistical—Hong simply submitted the work late. But it was later revealed that the decision to withhold the painting from the 20th anniversary exhibition was in fact prompted by the city of Gwangju, which sponsors the exhibition to the tune of $2.4 million for this year’s Biennale. The city government had asked that Hong change the painting.

Results of Incident: In response to the censorship of Hong’s work, other artists featured in “Sweet Dew” removed their works from the exhibition and its curator, Yun Beom-mo, resigned. The president of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation, Lee Yong-woo, also resigned. The case has provoked international protests and has been covered widely.

Source:
http://news.artnet.com/art-world/gwangju-biennale-president-resigns-over-censorship-82587



What is Censorpedia?

Censorpedia is a crowdsourced online database of censorship cases within the arts and in culture. It is aimed at those researching censorship, at activists working for freedom of expression, and at artists and other cultural producers whose expression has been subject to censorship or attempted censorship.

Censorpedia documents censorship incidents by providing the who, what, when, where, and why. By providing a repository of information about what is vulnerable to censorship and about the strategies and tactics that have defeated previous’ censorship attempts, Censorpedia aids the fight for free expression.

Researchers can search for a specific case, year, or keyword using the search box, as well as browse by medium, by grounds for censorship, or explore a random case.

Activists can search for ongoing cases or contribute a case that is ongoing or recently resolved.

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Censorpedia builds on the landmark 1994 art project The File Room, initiated by Muntadas.

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