US Banned Books Week: "Censorship is so 1984! Read for your rights..." (DLF 10.10.25) [courtesy translation]
Censorship is so 1984! This slogan, inspired by Orwell's dystopian novel about totalitarianism, surveillance and propaganda, is the motto of this year's Banned Books Week in the United States. The organisers say it is a warning about what is currently happening in many parts of the country, especially in schools, which are affected by book bans. According to the American PEN Centre, almost 4,000 titles were banned from school shelves in 87 school districts during the last school year. Anne Raith investigated." Campus & Karriere, a programme broadcast by Deutschlandfunk, 10.10.25. Courtesy translation, available only in German.
Release date: 14.10.2025
Update: 14.10.2025
Thematic context
News worldwide
- US Banned Books Week: "Censorship is so 1984! Read for your rights..." (DLF 10.10.25) [courtesy translation]
- For the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025: New dossier on education in the Philippines, this year's Guest of Honour
- Mobile phone use in schools in the USA, Great Britain, Ireland and Italy (DLF 09.09.25) [courtesy translation]
- OECD published its report "Education at a Glance 2025"
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