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Name: The Marshall Cavendish illustrated encyclopedia of family health : doctor's answers / [editors, Edward Horton, Felicity Smart ; Trevor Weston, chief editorial consultant]. 1984, c1983. M. Cavendish,   [ Edit ]

Date: 1975 - 1984

Location: North America

Subject: Nudity

Medium: Literature

Artist: Marshall Cavendish Confronting Bodies: School Administration Date of Action: November 1983 Specific Location: Lennox, South Dakota Description of Artwork: Picture across two page spread on sexuality had to adults laying side by side undressed, in each other's arms, with wedding rings showing. Description of Incident: Administration pulled entire set from the bookshelves after an evening board meeting when they were shown the book by someone. The next morning they called the Librarian in and told her they were pulling this set from the Library. The Librarian objected saying the book should be put through the process for challenged materials. The Librarian was asked if she wanted to lose her job over this book. She replied no but the principle of the issue was this set of encyclopedias provided coverage no other sources provided to the students in a well documented format on all sorts of health issues. Initially, the other volumes were allowed back in the Library on a supervised basis. Eventually the volume 19 (S) volume was returned on the condition that the two page spread be covered up and have only text viewable. Results of Incident: Set was available with the two page picture covered up. Others must have had problems as later editions of the same encyclopedia came out with less graphic photographs. Source: Librarian Submitted By: Joy Parker

Date Input: Sunday, November 10, 2002

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Name: Headman   [ Edit ]

Date: 1975 - 1984

Location: North America

Subject: Language

Medium: Literature

Artist: Kin Platt Confronting Bodies: Parents Date of Action: November 1981 Specific Location: Onawa, Iowa Description of Artwork: "Slang" text in literature. Description of Incident: Parents objected. Principal at Middle School removed the book and Sent book to the High School Library. Results of Incident: Not available in Junior High School. Available only in High School Library Source: Librarian, 1981-1982 Submitted By: Joy Parker

Date Input: Sunday, November 10, 2002

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Name: Workplace Censorship   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Other

Medium: Electronic Media

Artist: Jack and Sandra Miller Confronting Bodies: sheriffs office Date of Action: 10-28-02 Specific Location: travis county Description of Artwork: website homepage Description of Incident: my wife's ex husband had an affair when they were married and gave her genital warts which led to the removal of her cervix and cervical cancer. she began a homepage describing the incident facts as well as offering information and education on the prevention of venereal diseases. he complained to my employer and now they are going to fire me. they contend i have brung discredit on the department. Results of Incident: pending Source: self Submitted By: Jack and Sandra Miller

Date Input: Monday, October 28, 2002

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Name: "schutzloses (01)" (untprotected (01))   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: Europe

Subject: Explicit Sexuality

Medium: Mixed Media ,Photography ,Electronic Media

Artist: Ilona Johanna Plattner Confronting Bodies: Kunsthaus Essen Date of Action: ca. 10/18/2002 Specific Location: Kunsthaus Essen www.kunsthaus-essen.de Ruebezahlstrasse 33 D-45134 Essen Germany khe@kunsthaus-essen.de Description of Artwork: The digital print shows a child swimming on her back in a swimming pool. The body is under the waterline, the head is a bit outside but the ears are underwater too. Description of Incident: An anonymous visitor of the jubilee exhibition of the Kunsthaus Essen, Germany, felt offended by the artworks of two artists - one of them Ilona Johanna Plattner - in the exhibition concerning a putative case of pornography with childs. The denouncer wrote letters to a newspaper, an important museum (supporting the show) nearby, the most important sponsors, the lordmayor and the person who's responsible for cultural affairs in the city of Essen. Furthermore he brought the "case" to the police. In the case of Mat Vaassen, the other artist, the public prosecutor decided that his work is pornography with childs but not in the case of Ilona Plattner. In spite of this decision by the law the Kunsthaus Essen team took Ilona Plattner's work out of the exhibition without another reason that the team made this decision. Results of Incident: No more work of Ilona Johanna Plattner in that exhibition. On our request no answer followed until now. Source: Personal contact with the artist Submitted By: Matthias Weiss (mw@art.net.dortmund.de)

Date Input: Friday, October 25, 2002

Date Edited: Monday, October 28, 2002

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Name: August Rodin in Utah   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Nudity

Medium: Sculpture

Artist: August Rodin Confronting Bodies: The directors of art museum at Brigham Young University in Utah Date of Action: 1997 Specific Location: The art museum at Brigham Young University, Utah Description of Artwork: The Kiss, Saint John the Baptist Preaching, The Prodigal Son, and Monument to Balzac -four nude or semi-nude seminal sculptures by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), the great French sculptor of the XIX century. Description of Incident: The works were considered offensive to community morals and religious views by directors of the church-sponsored art museum at Brigham Young University in Utah. Curator of the traveling exhibit, Rachael Blackburn, reportedly has said that the university officials were troubled by the poses and presentations. Results of Incident: The four sculptures were pulled from the travelling exhibition or Rodin's work. Source: NCAC Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Tuesday, October 22, 2002

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Name: Photographs of Evan Johnson   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Photography

Artist: Evan Johnson Confronting Bodies: The Cultural Arts Council of Mendocino County Date of Action: October 2002 Specific Location: Willits Center For the Arts, Mendocino County, CA Description of Artwork: Digitally manipulated photo images, which included Dick Cheney, Vice-President of USA, the first President Bush and swastika Description of Incident: The Cultural Arts Council of Mendocino County invited, by way of newspaper ad, all local artists to display their works at the Willits Center For the Arts with no indication of the criteria of selection. Evan Johnson, a professional photographer, submitted his photographs. However he was told by one of the officers of the Arts Council that his work could not be displayed because of its content, which would upset the County Manager. The city has agreed to meet with the artist to talk about this. In the meantime, the exhibition opened without the photographs of Evan Johnson. Results of Incident: National Coalition Against Censorship and the First Amendment Project in Oakland, CA sent a letter to The Cultural Arts Council of Mendocino County explaining them the implications of the First Amendment. Following this the photographs were returned to the exhibition. Source: The First Amendment Project, NCAC Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Monday, October 21, 2002

Date Edited: Tuesday, October 22, 2002

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Name: Photographs by Jill Friedman   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Photography

Artist: Jill Friedman Confronting Bodies: Ramon Rojano, Hartford's director of human services Date of Action: October 2002 Specific Location: Cultural Affairs Offices of the city of Hartford, CT Description of Artwork: Shot at a peace rally in Washington, D.C., in April, one color photograph showed two women in black carrying a poster that reads "In The Name Of Allah Oh Israel Give Palestine Back And Go In Peace." Below those words were the six-pointed Star of David and a swastika, connected by an equal sign. The second photograph was of a poster showing the American flag with its stars replaced by skulls and the red stripes resembling dripping blood. The words "War is Terrorism" adorned the top of the poster and the bottom reads "Just ask the innocent people of," before listing 18 countries including Afghanistan. Description of Incident: The comparison between Judaism and Nazism enraged some people working in the building Cultural Affairs Offices. That prompted Ramon Rojano, Hartford's director of human services, to ask that the pictures be removed. Results of Incident: By the next morning after the photographs were hung on the walls Rojano asked Yvonne Harris, the gallery's curator, to ask Friedman to remove the photographs, which she did. Yet she informed about the case of censorship the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union. Philip Tegeler, the legal director with the CCLU, wrote to Mayor Eddie A. Perez, saying Rojano had censored the photographs based on his viewpoints and that government censorship was constitutionally prohibited. Following this the city officials were instructed to reinstate the photographs to the exhibition. Source: http://www.ctnow.com, NCAC Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Wednesday, October 16, 2002

Date Edited: Monday, October 21, 2002

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Name: Art Students vs Baptist Church   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Nudity

Medium: Sculpture ,Painting

Artist: Art students of Dillard High School Confronting Bodies: Coral Baptist Church and Schacknow Museum of Fine Art Date of Action: May 1998 Specific Location: Coral Spring, FL Description of Artwork: 20 Differences, a collection of more than 140 paintings, sculptures and ceramics, produced by a class of art students at Dillard High School. Description of Incident: 20 Differences, a collection of more than 140 paintings, sculptures and ceramics, produced by a class of art students at Dillard High School. Results of Incident: The students vowed to yank their exhibit from the Coral Springs City Center if officials there continue covering up the students' work. Source: www.themiamiherald.com, NCAC Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Tuesday, October 15, 2002

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Name: The Gay Guardian   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Sexual/Gender Orientation ,Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Print Journalism

Artist: The Gay Guardian Confronting Bodies: Ohoopee Regional Library System Date of Action: September, 2002 Specific Location: Vidalia, GA Description of Artwork: The Gay Guardian, a 5-year-old publication with an estimated readership of 200,000 from southeast and central Georgia, Florida and South Carolina Description of Incident: The library system initially allowed The Gay Guardian to be displayed in its lobby, where other free literature from individuals and groups are allowed, the lawsuit said. But the library later barred the publication after receiving complaints about it, the suit said. A librarian told a police officer called to intervene that "this was a religious issue, gays vs. Christians," the suit said. Results of Incident: American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit against the library system on behalf of the newspaper and its editor, Ronald Marcus. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Statesboro Source: www.accessatlanta.com Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Tuesday, October 15, 2002

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Name: "Too Young To Die" by Park Jin-pyo   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: Asia

Subject: Explicit Sexuality ,Nudity

Medium: Film Video

Artist: Park Jin-pyo Confronting Bodies: The Korea Media Rating Board Date of Action: 2002 Specific Location: Korea Description of Artwork: A South Korean romantic drama Too Young To Die - about a real-life couple in their 70s. The film features widower Park Chi-gyu, 72, and Lee Sun-ye, a 71-year-old widow. After years of loneliness, they met at a senior citizens' centre and fell in love and married. It shows how he taught his new wife to read and she taught him to sing - and how the couple rediscovered their sex life. Description of Incident: The Korea Media Rating Board objected to a seven-minute long scene showing the couple making love. Results of Incident: The scene - filmed in an empty room with just a camera and the actual couple has been declared "unfit for public viewing" despite film being a hit at Cannes. Source: www.bbc.co.uk Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Tuesday, October 8, 2002

Date Edited: Tuesday, October 8, 2002

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Name: "Tumbling Woman" at Rockefeller Center   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion ,Nudity

Medium: Sculpture

Artist: Eric Fischl Confronting Bodies: The administration of Rockefeller Center Date of Action: September 2002 Specific Location: Rockefeller Center, NYC Description of Artwork: "Tumbling Woman", a bronze sculpture, depicts a naked woman falling from a building thus referring to the tragic events of 9/11 in the World Trade Center. Description of Incident: A column in the New York Post columnist and public complaints that the statue was too disturbing had called for the immediate withdrawal of the statue, saying it was not appropriate in such a public place. Results of Incident: The statue was removed after less than one week after its unweiling. Source: NCAC Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Monday, September 23, 2002

Date Edited: Tuesday, October 22, 2002

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Name: Richard Meyer's book on censorship banned in Canada   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Sexual/Gender Orientation

Medium: Literature

Artist: Richard Meyer Confronting Bodies: Oxford University Press' office in England Date of Action: September, 2002 Specific Location: Canada Description of Artwork: Richard Meyer's "Outlaw Representation: Censorship and Homosexuality in Twentieth-Century American Art" provides a careful analysis of the works of homosexual artists and the circumstances under which these works have been attacked, suppressed, or censored outright. The book includes 194 illustrations ranging from the artworks of celebrated figures such as Andy Warhol and Robert Mapplethorpe to physique magazine photographs and gay liberation posters. Description of Incident: Oxford University Press' home office in England has forbidden its Canadian affiliate from selling a book published by it's U.S. branch. The publisher is afraid that criminal charges might be brought against it as a result of a photograph of a young boy taken by Robert Mapplethorpe that is included in the book. Results of Incident: Glad Day Bookshop, Canada's first and longest surviving lesbian and gay bookstore, had planned to do an event with the author, who is an associate professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Southern California. This was until it was discovered that, the Canadian publisher was not carrying the title. "The picture at issue, a portrait entitled "Jesse McBride" is not pornographic or obscene in any way" said Meyer, "and part of what I discuss in the book is how the patently false charge of child pornography has been used by conservative politicians and the Christian Right as a justification to suppress Mapplethorpe's work. Using these same arguments, Oxford has, in effect, censored a scholarly book on censorship." Source: Glad Day Bookshop, NCAC Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Monday, September 23, 2002

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Name: Boston Public Library Censorship   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: North America

Subject: Other

Medium: Electronic Media

Artist: Boston Public Library Confronting Bodies: Boston Public Library users, personnel and union collective bargaining labor relations advocates. Date of Action: It's been going on for years. Specific Location: 700 Boylston Street Boston MA 02116 and 27 Branch public libraries. Description of Artwork: Public records legitimately public records. Description of Incident: Boston Public Library Director Ruth Kowal and BPL President Bernie Margolis tried to extort additional fees to read public records. Results of Incident: No access to legitimately public records Source: My reference desk request for pubic records. Submitted By: Don Saklad 2 Linwood Place Cambridge MA 02139 tel 617.661.9650 voice/fax email: dsaklad@zurich.ai.mit.edu

Date Input: Sunday, September 15, 2002

Date Edited: Tuesday, October 29, 2002

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Name: Chaplinsky vs. New Hampshire, "Fighting Words"   [ Edit ]

Date: 1926 - 1950

Location: North America

Subject: Other

Medium: Public Speech

Artist: Chaplinsky Confronting Bodies: State of New Hampshire Date of Action: 1942 Specific Location: New Hampshire Description of Artwork: Exchange of insults on the street. Description of Incident: "Under NH.'s Offensive Conduct law (chap.378, para. 2 of the H.Public Laws) it is illega for anyone to address another person with "any offensive, derisive or annoying word to anyone who is lawfully in any street or public place. Results of Incident: The case went to the Supreme Court which declared that the case did not fall under the category of "fighting words" and was not protected by the laws pertaining to free speech. Source: the Encyclopedia of Censorship,J. Green, Facts on File, '93 pg.48 Submitted By: Erica Brown

Date Input: Sunday, September 8, 2002

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Name: Electronic games banned in Greece by the Government   [ Edit ]

Date: 1995 - 2005

Location: Europe

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Electronic Media

Artist: - Confronting Bodies: The Greek Government Date of Action: July 2002 Specific Location: Greece Description of Artwork: All electronic games across the country, including those that run on home computers, on Game Boy-style portable consoles, and on mobile phones Description of Incident: The Greek government has Greek Law Number 3037, enacted at the end of July, explicitly forbids electronic games with "electronic mechanisms and software" from public and private places, and people have already been fined tens of thousands of dollars for playing or owning games. The law applies equally to visitors from abroad. The Greek government introduced the law in an attempt to prevent illegal gambling. According to a report in the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Greek police will be responsible for catching offenders, who will face fines of 5,000 to 75,000 euros (about $4,980 to $74,650) and imprisonment of one to 12 months. "The blanket ban was decided in February after the government admitted it was incapable of distinguishing innocuous video games from illegal gambling machines," the report said. Results of Incident: www.gameland.gr has started a news service about the ban and opened a petition to protest it. In addition, it posted English translations of the law and messages of support from around the world. Source: www.cnet.com Submitted By: NCAC

Date Input: Thursday, September 5, 2002

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