The Power of the Word: Culture, Censorship, and Voice

feminism, censorship, culture, education, literature, discrimination, oppression, history, transnational

Table of Contents

--The Global Crisis
--Competing Visions of the Future
--What is Culture and Why Does it Matter?
--Cultural Domination and Censorship
--What Do We Mean by Gender-based Censorship?
--Cases of Gender-based Censorship
--Why Censorship Must Be Fought

Agosin, Marjorie; Aidgoo, Ama Ata; Menon, Ritu; Rosca, Ninotchka; Sala, Mariella; Tax, Meredith

Women's WOrld Organization for Rights, Literature & Development

Women's World

1995

booklet; 48 pages; black and white; text

English

BCRW archive, W box 11, folder "Women's World"

The Power of the Word: Culture, Censorship, and Voice

feminism, censorship, culture, education, literature, feminism, discrimination, oppression, history, transnational

Table of Contents

--The Global Crisis
--Competing Visions of the Future
--What is Culture and Why Does it Matter?
--Cultural Domination and Censorship
--What Do We Mean by Gender-based Censorship?
--Cases of Gender-based Censorship
--Why Censorship Must Be Fought

Agosin, Marjorie; Aidgoo, Ama Ata; Menon, Ritu; Rosca, Ninotchka; Sala, Mariella; Tax, Meredith

Women's WOrld Organization for Rights, Literature & Development

Women's World

1995

booklet; 48 pages; black and white; text

English

BCRW archive, W box 11, folder "Women's World"

From Leanne Katz: March, 1996

arts, film, censorship, education, sex, gay, lesbian, queer issues

Discusses the "pre-termination" hearings of Alfred Wilder, a teacher at Columbine high school suspended for showing portions of the R-rated film "1900" to his class. Parents and administrators objected to the sexual content of the film, which included full-frontal nudity, oral sex, and homosexuality, as well as violence. Asks the reader for support in the campaign to reinstate Mr. Wilder. Cites letters of protest.

Katz, Leanne

National Coalition Against Censorship

1996

sheet; 2 pages; black and white; text

English

BCRW archive, N box 3, folder "National Coalition Against Censorship"

From Leanne Katz: September, 1994

arts, film, censorship, law

Describes the arrest of the owner, manager, and clerk of a small gay and lesbian bookstore in Cincinnati for renting the video "Salo: 120 Days of Sodom" to an undercover agent. Argues that the film is neither immoral nor obscene and has considerable artistic value, and announces the launching of a national campaign to oppose the prosecution.

Katz, Leanne

National Coalition Against Censorship

1994

sheet; 2 pages; black and white; text

English

BCRW archive, N box 3, folder "National Coalition Against Censorship"

Censorship Matters: No. 2, 1994

censorship, literature, arts, education, media, HIV/AIDS, birth control, health, constitution, rights

Bulletin on censorship battles in the media and in schools, providing updates on the opposition to PBS's "Tales of the City" program, the suppression of ads encouraging condom use for health reasons, and the firing of librarian for providing students with books on witchcraft. Also includes essays on censorship and action plans for community organizing against censorship on a local level.

National Coalition Against Censorship

National Coalition Against Censorship

1994

pamphlet; 8 pages; black and white; text

English

BCRW archive, N box 3, folder "National Coalition Against Censorship"

NCAC Defends Books in Trouble

censorship, education, arts, literature, film

Status update on books and films under threat in public schools.

National Coalition Against Censorship

National Coalition Against Censorship

1996

stapled sheets; 5 pages; black and white; text

English

BCRW archive, N box 3, folder "National Coalition Against Censorship"

From Leanne Katz: December, 1994; Protecting the Right of Young People to Read

constitution, censorship, resistance, religion, rights, law, arts, literature, education

Describes a reinvigorated culture of censorship in public schools as the religious right seeks to suppress books it find offensive. Includes a brief report on recent censorship battles in American cities.

Katz, Leanne

National Coalition Against Censorship

1994

clipped sheets; 6 pages; black and white; text

English

BCRW archive, N box 3, folder "National Coalition Against Censorship"

From Leanne Katz to the Working Group on Women, Censorship and "Pornography": October 15, 1993

pornography, censorship, education

Packet of materials on censorship in the United States and Canada. Includes a letter sent to Lee Bollinger, then dean of the University of Michigan Law School, about possible disruptions of an upcoming program at the school, and his reply. Also includes a memo about a phone call from Catherine MacKinnon, responding to charges leveled by anti-censorship advocates, and a notice about recent seizures in Canada.

Katz, Leanne

Working Group on Women, Censorship and "Pornography," National Coalition Against Censorship

1993

clipped sheets; 8 pages; black and white; text

English

BCRW archive, N box 3, folder "National Coalition Against Censorship"

The Sex Panic: Get the Whole Story

sex, pornography, censorship, feminism

Advertising the sale of a report on the conference of the National Coalition Against Censorship, "The Sex Panic," which forwarded the view that a feminist consciousness does not necessarily oblige an opposition to pornography, and that censorship hurts women.

Working Group on Women, Censorship and "Pornography"

National Coalition Against Censorship

approx. 1993

sheet; 1 page; black and white; text

English

BCRW archive, N box 3, folder "National Coalition Against Censorship"

The Feminists for Free Expression Speakers Network

censorship, media, arts, constitution, pornography

Describes the organization's aims, its speakers' network, and its opposition to Senate Bill 1521 (the Pornography Victims' Compensation Act). Includes biographies of the speakers.

Feminists for Free Expression

Feminists for Free Expression

clipped pages; 9 pages; black and white; text and images

English

BCRW archive, F box 2, folder "Feminists for Free Expression"