Post 1 - Research Brief

Topic: A Brief History of Censorship and Book Burning

Consult a range of authoritative resources to investigate the changing nature of censorship across history. Using the 6 sub-topics given below, examine events relating to censorship to find out how the suppression of information has altered the course of history and how attitudes towards censorship have changed over time. Pay particular attention to the role of libraries, either as victims of censorship or as perpetrators.

Sub-topics:
· Censorship in the ancient world
· Heresy and censorship in the Middle Ages
· The Enlightenment and changing attitudes to censorship
· Censorship in the 20th Century
· Wartime censorship
· Current issues in censorship