Featured Resources
The theme for BBW 2014 is graphic novels, and you can read more about banned and challenged comics, which is a page created by an organization on the forefront of defending comics and graphic novels against censorship, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.Its site also contains News related to censorship of comics, and many Resources about the history of comics and censorship.
Check out the Library's database Underground and independent comics, comix, and graphic novels
This collection includes North American and European adult comic books and graphic novels, covering primary source material from the 1960s to today, along with interviews, commentary, theory, and criticism from journals, books, and magazines like The Comics Journal and other secondary sources.
Relevant Organizations
Here is a list of organizations interested in fighting censorship and promoting intellectual freedom.
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UC San Diego Committee on Academic FreedomContact information for the UC San Diego's Committee on Academic Freedom.
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American Association of University Professors (AAUP)The AAUP strives to promote the work of academic professionals, which includes defending intellectual and academic freedom.
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ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)The OIF works to support the ALA's stance on intellectual freedom.
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National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)The NCAC is a national organization that works with individual communities to "promote freedom of thought, inquiry and expression and oppose censorship in all its forms."
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BANNED BOOKS ONLINEThis page provides a list of banned books available online and also provides links to sources with more information on censorship.
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PEN American CenterPEN America works to support intellectual freedom and protect writers from censorship.
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Freedom to Read Foundation (FTFR)The FTFR is an organization that works to ensure libraries' ability to provide patrons with information and individuals' right to access information.
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Special Thanks
Thanks to Anne K. Lu, student intern, who contributed extensively to the creation and contents of this page.