Banned Books: Literature and Freedom of Speech

Course goals

Students learn to:

• do (historical and modern) research into censorship theory, repressive practices and literary strategies to avoid censorship;
• analyse and describe how literature relates to the political, religious, sexual and social boundaries in a given society; 
• build up an argument in an oral and written form; 
• reflect on the social and ethical consequences of the digital society. 

Content

Additional information

This is the first course of the specialisation Literature in Conflict.

This course has priority rules and a waiting list. Your enrolment is guaranteed if you are:

• a student in the BA Literary Studies enrolled in the specialisation Literature in Conflict.
• a student in the BA TCS enrolled in the hoofdrichting Moderne letterkunde.
• an exchange student and meet the course’s entry requirements.

In all other situations, you will be placed on a waiting list if you enrol in this course. For any remaining slots in the course, lots are drawn among the students on the waiting list.  

LAS and TCS students who follow this course as part of the core curriculum of their major need to complete a compulsory preparation course/assignment. See https://tcs.sites.uu.nl/ for more information.

Lingua Receptiva (Luistertaal)
This course can be followed in Lingua Receptiva. This course is offered in English. The course is also open to students who only have a receptive understanding of this language (as lingua receptiva). If required, these students can participate in Dutch and write their paper in that language. If you want to make use of lingua receptiva, please contact the teacher after enrolment. Please note: if you make use of lingua receptiva, this course will be registered as one of the elective modules of your programme. In this case, the course cannot count as a language-specific course within the major or minor part of your programme.