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'''The Incident:''' The University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has removed a substantial part of ''The Century Project'' created by photographer Frank Cordelle. After a complaint from an Oklahoma resident who claimed the project "is pornographic and harms women," UNCW requested Cordelle to remove the photographs portraying women under the age of 18. <P> | '''The Incident:''' The University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has removed a substantial part of ''The Century Project'' created by photographer Frank Cordelle. After a complaint from an Oklahoma resident who claimed the project "is pornographic and harms women," UNCW requested Cordelle to remove the photographs portraying women under the age of 18. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' A complaint from an associate professor in Oklahoma was sent to colleges where ''The Century Project'' was to appear, telling them to reject it. It claimed that ''The Century Project'' was pornographic and harmed women. At UNCW, the complaint went to the Chancellor and the Provost. After receiving the complaint, the Provost banned the photos of anyone under 18. UNCW became the only organization to censor the Project in its long history. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' A complaint from an associate professor in Oklahoma was sent to colleges where ''The Century Project'' was to appear, telling them to reject it. It claimed that ''The Century Project'' was pornographic and harmed women. At UNCW, the complaint went to the Chancellor and the Provost. After receiving the complaint, the Provost banned the photos of anyone under 18. UNCW became the only organization to censor the Project in its long history. | ||
UPDATE: "[T]he UNCW Faculty Senate passed a motion admonishing the University of North Carolina Wilmington administration for not consulting with the Women's Resource Center, Faculty Senate Steering Committee and other interested parties before requesting the censorship of a large part of the Century Project." In response, Brian Chapman, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UNCW, resigned. <P> | |||
'''Source:''' http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4PRN/is_2009_Feb_24/ai_n31378103/ and http://ncac.org/UNC-Wilmington-pulls-nude-photographs-of-minors-from-The-Century-Project | '''Source:''' http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4PRN/is_2009_Feb_24/ai_n31378103/ and http://ncac.org/UNC-Wilmington-pulls-nude-photographs-of-minors-from-The-Century-Project | ||