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Forbidden Fruit Conference: The censorship of literature and information for young people

Start date:18-01-2008
End date:21-06-2008
Location:Southport, UK

Forbidden Fruit: The censorship of literature and information for young people


Date: 19th & 20th June 2008
Venue: Southport, UK,

The conference will focus on the censorship of print, electronic and other literary and information resources for young people.

Suggested themes include:
  • Young people, the Internet and censorship
  • Access to citizenship, health and other information for young people
  • Pressure groups and censorship
  • The role of information literacy
  • Publishers and censorship
  • Media literacy
  • Authors for young people and censorship
  • Media reaction to censorship
  • Graphic novels and manga and crossover novels
  • Library selection policies
  • The history of censorship

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