Read On: Book Bans and Censorship in America

Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 7 - 8:30pm

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Read On

Across the country, book bans and challenges have reached record levels. Join an important and wide-ranging panel discussion on the matter with award-winning author Roxane Gay; Emily Drabinski, President of the American Library Association; Robert Pondiscio, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute (AEI); and Rahna Epting, Executive Director of MoveOn, who will explore why book bans are on the rise and what it means for censorship and democracy in America. Moderated by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times critic-at-large, Wesley Morris, this event is part of The Cooper Union’s Gardiner Foundation Great Hall Forum series and will take place in Cooper Union’s historic Great Hall.

 

 

Registration required. Please note this free event is first-come-first-served, and an RSVP does not guarantee admission. 

 

 

 

Located in The Great Hall, in the Foundation Building, 7 East 7th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues

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  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

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  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.