Contemporary Censorship Pressures and Their Effect on Literature Textbooks.

DelFattore, Joan

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Publication Date: 1986

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Contemporary Censorship Pressures and Their Effect on Literature Textbooks.

DelFattore, Joan

ADE Bulletin, n83 p35-39 Spr 1986

Discusses (1) the publishing company practice of altering literary works to conform to the extraliterary beliefs of various groups, (2) the groups prominent in such censorship activities and their actions, (3) the influence of this censorship on literature textbook selection, and (4) some works altered by censorship activities. (EL)

Descriptors: Censorship, English Instruction, Freedom of Speech, Literature, Publishing Industry, Secondary Education, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Publication, Textbook Selection

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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