And it has to be books? No interest in the PMRC or something similar?
I know there were Senate Hearings on comic books in the 1950s -- I couldn't tell you the politicians involved, but if you google Fredric Wertham that will probably get you started. They never banned anything (like most other forms, they developed a private industry regulatory board), but I wouldn't be surprised if some politicians were pushing for that.
Unfortunately no PMRC. We're focusing on literary works, specifically. I know songs can be considered literature these days, but I'm talking ALA banned books. Comics, I could include - do you think the CBLDF would have info on that?
Does something like Madonna's Sex fit the bill? How about Margaret Sanger's Family Limitation? When you say "literature," do you mean "print materials" as opposed to music?
Or read The Ten-Cent Plague. It's not academic, but is new, and is a history of comic books, which very definitely touches on the bannings in the fifties.
Is that any good? I saw a copy in the store the other day and was definitely intrigued, but I have enough on my plate right now that I shouldn't splurge on pleasure reading. I thought it might be a nice treat over the holidays, though.
I've only heard the author giving book talks on podcasts, not read the book itself. However, it seems well-researched, very grounded in the history of the times discussed, and interesting. YMMV.
I know there were Senate Hearings on comic books in the 1950s -- I couldn't tell you the politicians involved, but if you google Fredric Wertham that will probably get you started. They never banned anything (like most other forms, they developed a private industry regulatory board), but I wouldn't be surprised if some politicians were pushing for that.
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