October 27, 2011, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: Propaganda poster protesting Nazi book burnings On May 10, 1933, a series of coordinated book burnings took place across Germany. In the academic sphere, the German Students Association’s staged burnings were an attempt to eliminate “un-German” works from university libraries. Addressing the students gathered in Berlin, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels encouraged them to “clean up the… read more
October 20, 2011, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: Henry Miller’s "Tropic of Cancer" Upon its publication in 1934, Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer was deemed obscene by the United States Customs Department and was not legally available in the United States. Editions like this one, published in Japan, were smuggled into the U.S. to satisfy demand. Miller had been seeking an American publisher… read more
September 23, 2011, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsKing James Bible exhibition opening at Folger Shakespeare Library will travel to the Ransom Center in the spring In the four centuries since its printing, the King James Bible has influenced much of the English-speaking world in its history and culture. In a collaboration between the Harry Ransom Center, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and the Bodleian Library, an exhibition has been launched that tells the little-known story of… read more
