Censorship in Canadian literature
By: Mark Cohen.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Montreal; Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Canadian fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Censorship in literature.; Censorship -- Canada.
Description: "Mark Cohen's re-definition of censorship as essentially a practice of judgment moves beyond the traditional Enlightenment view of censorship as an oppressive government practice and the consequent liberal condemnation of censorship on principle.

Since judgment is enmeshed in the fabric of human endeavour, censorship is inevitable; since censorship is inevitable, Cohen concludes, debate over whether censorship itself is desirable should give way to a search for censorship practices that are more just."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-198) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : justifying just judgment; title: The case against censorship : Timothy Findley; title: The ambivalent artist : Margaret Atwood; title: In defence of censorship: Margaret Laurence; title: The inevitability of censorship: Beatrice Culleton and Marlene Nourbese Philip; title: Conclusion : Towards a more "just" judgment.