Maus
September 20th, 2022
Public Services Librarian Andrea Boothby Rice giving a brief history on censorship in relation to banned books.
All attendees were encouraged to sign a pledge and write down their favorite banned books. After the talk, the posters were hung up in Goldstein Hall.
Students engage in a discussion about why Maus was banned and if they believe it should be banned for certain age groups.
In celebration of Banned Books Week Washington College’s Hillel in partnership with the Department of Education and Library and Academic Technology hosted a campus and community-wide presentation and discussion about book banning. The talk was hosted in the Hynson Lounge on Tuesday, September 20th at 7:00 p.m. The presentation was centered around Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, a frequently challenged and banned book. Public Services Librarian Andrea Boothby Rice gave a presentation about the history and reasons for book banning before Coordinator of Secondary Education and Lecturer in Education Professor Erin Counihan facilitated a discussion with attendees about Maus.
Coordinator of Secondary Education and Lecturer in Education Professor Erin Counihan starts her presentation on Maus and the banning of stories about marginalized groups of people.
At the end of the discussion 25 lucky event-goers won a copy of Volumes 1 and 2 of Maus.
Coverage by Emma Russell ‘23