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<\/a>Inspired by the American Library Association\u2019s Banned Books Week, the event will start at 9 a.m. and run through 5 p.m. in the Carl Joseph Memorial Reading Commons on the fifth floor of Carlson Library.\t <\/p>\nIn 20-minute presentations every half hour, speakers from the University and surrounding community will talk about censorship and the importance of personal reading. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis event creates solidarity within the community while celebrating the right to read freely,\u201d Dr. Paulette Kilmer, UT professor of communication, said. <\/p>\n
This year a tribute to Stan Lee will recognize his efforts to end comic book censorship in 1971. He challenged the Comic Magazine Association of America\u2019s restrictive code that was established in 1954. <\/p>\n
In addition, Dr. David Tucker, UT professor of communication, will deliver the Dr. Linda Smith Lecture, \u201cA Deck of Cards,\u201d at 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
Throughout the day, snacks and refreshments will be available, along with door prizes that include donated banned books and other goods.<\/p>\n
Topics and speakers for the event will be:<\/p>\n
\u2022 9 a.m. \u2014 \u201cCelebrating Reading\u201d by Marcia King-Blandford, interim director of UT Libraries, and Dr. Jeffrey Wilkinson, UT professor and chair of communication; <\/p>\n
\u2022 9:30 a.m. \u2014 \u201cThe Dr. Linda Smith Lecture: \u2018A Deck of Cards\u2019\u201d by Dr. David Tucker, UT professor of communication;<\/p>\n
\u2022 10:30 a.m. \u2014 \u201cCensorship in Black: Hurston, Ellison and Baldwin\u201d by LaVelle Ridley, UT Jesup Scott Honors College student; <\/p>\n
\u2022 11 a.m. \u2014 \u201cThe Dynamics of Expression in the Invisible Prison\u201d by Dr. Renee Heberle, UT professor of political science; <\/p>\n
\u2022 11:30 a.m. \u2014 \u201cA Ban Against Women’s Rights and Freedoms \u2014 A Historical Perspective\u201d by Warren Woodberry, Toledo author; <\/p>\n
\u2022 Noon \u2014 \u201cAvoiding the Echo Chamber: The Benefit of Dissenting Opinion\u201d by Sarah Ottney, managing editor of the Toledo Free Press; <\/p>\n
\u2022 12:30 p.m. \u2014 \u201cPresident Obama’s Fave Novel: Censoring Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon\u201d<\/em> by Dr. Glenn Sheldon, UT professor of humanities and faculty member of the Jesup Scott Honors College;<\/p>\n \u2022 1 p.m. \u2014 \u201cPinball, Peep Shows and Pulp Fiction: A Brief History of Censorship in Northwest Ohio\u201d by Dr. Michael Brooks, Bowling Green State University professor of history and graduate coordinator; <\/p>\n \u2022 1:30 p.m. \u2014 Screening of \u201cVideo Moments With Stan Lee and Living Action Heroes Inspired by Comic Books\u201d;<\/p>\n \u2022 2 p.m. \u2014 “Graphic and Explicit Content: The Censorship of Horror Video Games” by Torrie Jadlocki, UT communication student; <\/p>\n \u2022 2:30 p.m. \u2014 \u201cJeopardy!\u201d led by Amanda Eggert, editor in chief of The Independent Collegian, and Samantha Rhodes, managing editor of The Independent Collegian; <\/p>\n \u2022 3 p.m. \u2014 \u201cThose @#%$#^ [Beep\u2026..] Censors: What Are They Looking for?\u201d by Arjun Sabharwal, UT assistant professor of library administration;<\/p>\n \u2022 3:30 p.m. \u2014 \u201cYou Can’t Read That!!!\u201d by Cindy Ramirez, English teacher at Bedford Senior High School;<\/p>\n \u2022 4 p.m. \u2014 \u201cFilthy Words or Uplifting Story? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian\u201d by Dr. Sharon Barnes, UT associate professor of women\u2019s and gender studies; and <\/p>\n \u2022 4:30 p.m. \u2014 \u201cMoments From \u2018Oh! Cabaret!\u2019\u201d by Irene Alby, UT associate lecture of theatre.<\/p>\n Sponsors who have contributed to this event include Ann Lumbrezer; Barnes & Noble University Bookstore; Barry\u2019s Bagels; UT College of Communication and the Arts; The Independent Collegian; UT Jesup Scott Honors College; Kroger; Lamda Pi Eta (UT Communication Honor Society); New Sins Press; Phoenicia Cuisine; Toledo Free Press; Society for Professional Journalists; UT Center for Experiential Learning and Career Development; UT Federal Credit Union; UT General Libraries; UT Office of the Provost; UT Student Government; UT Toledo Friends of the Library Foundation; UT departments of Art, Communication, English Language and Literature, Foreign Languages, and Theatre and Film; UT offices of Dean of Students, Excellence and Multicultural Success, Greek Life, Marketing and Communications, and Student Involvement; and WXUT. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Check out the 17th Annual UT Banned Books Week Vigil Thursday, Sept. 25, in Carlson Library.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":728,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,36,45,7,51],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31092"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/728"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31092\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}