The publisher was forbidden to sell or to distribute the encyclopedia. The Diderot Encyclop die is a 35-volume compilation of learning that takes its name from the philosopher Denis Diderot and was considered radical for its time. The set belonging to U.Va. contains an additional volume with over 300 original proof pages of articles with corrections in the hand of Denis Diderot. Popular children s literature often receives the greatest amount of scrutiny and is the most challenged form of literature. Some items on display are Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone by JK Rowling, Little Red Riding Hood , and The Stupids Have a Ball by Harry Allard.
Music has the power to greatly affect people and thus is often censored.
In the 1950s, Elvis scandalized America with his hip-shaking sexuality. When he appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show , the cameras did not show him from the waist down. In the 1980s, rap music became phenomenally popular and the subject of controversy. Certain artists are thought to incite violence against police, women, and society. Curator Melinda Baumann is a reference librarian in Alderman Library.