Beginning April 1st, 2015 the Westwood High
School Library will present “The Bonfire of Liberties: Censorship of the Humanities,”
an exhibition by Humanities Texas, the
state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 
“The Bonfire of Liberties”
addresses the difficult topic of censorship. Censorship has been practiced for
nearly as long as there have been materials to censor. This exhibition gives an
overview of censorship in its various guises over time. The exhibition also
examines the struggle between those who want to censor difficult, controversial
and revolutionary material from sensitive viewers and those who want to protect
the freedoms of all people to read, view and think for themselves. Viewers may
be surprised to learn just how many of their favorite books and plays have been
censored at some time in history.
Highlighting the impact of
censorship as applied to the humanities through the ages, this exhibition
emphasizes the relevance of censorship to a contemporary audience. Each panel examines a specific subject
within censorship through quotes, images and informative text.
The exhibition will be
on display for the public from April 1st to April 24th on the Patio
outside the library. Be sure to step inside the library to check out books that
have a history of being censored or about censorship as well.
Humanities
Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including
lectures, oral history projects, teacher institutes, traveling exhibitions and
documentary films. For more information, please visit Humanities Texas online
at http://www.humanitiestexas.org or call 512.440.1991.
