[Students] Librotraficante - Trafficking Banned Books - Sept. 25th - 2 pm - RSC Conf Room B

Megan Beard Megan.Beard at tamuc.edu
Wed Sep 18 08:41:18 CDT 2013


 

Hispanic Heritage Month

 

SEPT. 25: TRAFFICKING BANNED BOOKS

 

2pm to 3pm, RSC Conference Room B

 

In 2012, Tucson Public Schools abolished the highly successful Mexican
American Studies program and publicly confiscated all of the related
books.  To protest this action, a group of writers banded together to
form Librotraficante. The group started a nationwide campaign to smuggle
the banned books back into Tucson.  Liana Lopez, a founding member, will
discuss Librotraficante's efforts to preserve and promote Mexican
American Studies and the social challenges faced by minorities.  

 

Sponsored by: 

Vice President for Student Access and Success, Dean of the College of
Humanities, Social Sciences & Arts Provost, Vice President of Academic
Affairs, The Libraries, and The Office of Hispanic Outreach

 

 

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