Forbidden Fruit: The censorship of literature and information for young people
Southport, UK, 19th & 20th June 2008
This two-day conference offers an opportunity for practitioners from libraries, information services and education, researchers from a range of disciples, publishers, authors and policymakers from all sectors interested in to meet, network and share experiences. The conference will focus on the censorship of print, electronic and other literary and information resources for young people.
You are invited to present an abstract for a presentation in either of the following formats:
-Reflective paper (approx 30 minutes plus discussion)
-A case study (approximately 20 minutes plus discussion): a short report of a research activity or a practical project
-A poster (a visual presentation of a case study or issue, with opportunities for informal discussion)
Suggested themes include:
-Cultural diversity issues in libraries and information resources for young people
-Access to citizenship, health and other information for young people
-Pressure groups and censorship
- The role of information literacy
-Publishers and censorship
-Media literacy
-Young people, the Internet and censorship
Authors for young people and censorship
-Media reaction to censorship
-Graphic novels and manga and ‘crossover’ novels
-Library selection policies
-The history of censorship
The closing date for submission of abstracts is 7th January 2008.
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