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oapen-20.500.12657-400192020-07-21T00:40:40Z Forbidden Literature Erlanson, Erik Helgason, Jon Henning, Peter Lindsköld, Linnéa freedom of expression freedom of speech library and information science democracy Scandinavian literature censorship bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPH Political structure & processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LR Law: study & revision guides bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GL Library & information sciences bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBT History: specific events & topics::HBTB Social & cultural history bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies "Freedom of the printed word is a defining feature of the modern world. Yet censorship and the suppression of literature never cease, and remain topical issues even in the most liberal of democracies. Today just as in the past, advances in media technology are followed by new regulatory mechanisms. Similarly, any attempt to control cultural expression inevitably spurs fresh discussions about freedom of speech. In Forbidden Literature scholars from a variety of disciplines address censorship’s past and present, whether in liberal democracies or totalitarian regimes. Through in-depth case studies they trace a historical continuum in which literature reveals its two-sided nature: it demands both regulation and protection. The contributors investigate the logic of literary repression, particularly in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and analyse why it is thought essential to control literature. Moreover, the authors determine how literary practices are shaped and transformed by regulation and censorship." 2020-07-20T11:52:33Z 2020-07-20T11:52:33Z 2020 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/40019 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International forbidden-literature.pdf Kriterium 10.21525/kriterium.22 10.21525/kriterium.22 7b034f4a-b816-4718-88ac-63b24c8e4b24 256 Gothenburg open access
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"Freedom of the printed word is a defining feature of the modern world. Yet censorship and the suppression of literature never cease, and remain topical issues even in the most liberal of democracies. Today just as in the past, advances in media technology are followed by new regulatory mechanisms. Similarly, any attempt to control cultural expression inevitably spurs fresh discussions about freedom of speech.
In Forbidden Literature scholars from a variety of disciplines address censorship’s past and present, whether in liberal democracies or totalitarian regimes. Through in-depth case studies they trace a historical continuum in which literature reveals its two-sided nature: it demands both regulation and protection. The contributors investigate the logic of literary repression, particularly in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and analyse why it is thought essential to control literature. Moreover, the authors determine how literary practices are shaped and transformed by regulation and censorship."
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