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Censorship Is Uncivil

“Censorship is uncivil,� notes David Moshman in a in The Council Chronicle discussing .

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Last week a student in a 200-level graphic novel course (and her parents) : Fun Home by Alison Bechdel; Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1 by Brian Vaughan; The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll’s House by Neil Gaiman; and Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Challenger Tara Schultz noted, “It was shocking,� Shultz said. “I didn’t expect to open the book and see that graphic material within. I expected Batman and Robin, not pornography.� Fortunately, the Crafton Hills College campus (California) refused to censor the novels.

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Yesterday, the AAUP for revoking the tenured appointment of Steven Salaita to the American Indian studies program after comments he made on Twitter regarding Israel. AAUP’s Committee A argued, “Not only had Salaita been selected by a faculty committee, [but] a professor’s political expressions on social media are protected speech and have no bearing on his ability to teach or do research.�

“Uncivil,â€� yes, but while challenges to academic freedom persist, as ReLeah Lent notes in The Council Chronicle interview, “51ÁÔÆæ works diligently against censorship through its .â€�

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