Should a Book Ever Be Banned, Censored or Burned? [Discussion & Ulysses Case Study] (Patreon)

Ulysses was at the heart of one of the most famous obscenity trials of all time.

After years of censorship battles, the right to sell and posses a copy of James Joyce’s masterpiece was won.

But it prompts the question:

Should a book ever been censored, banned or burned?

Video Timestamps:

• 0:00 where they burn books…
• 1:30 the irony of banning books
• 2:00 Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451
• 3:40 Milton’s Aereopagitica
• 4:50 who will watch the watchers?
• 6:00 why do people burn books?
• 9:50 Ulysses as censorship case study
• 13:00 The Most Dangerous Book
• 15:00 those who fought for Ulysses
• 16:00 censorship in the early 20th Century
• 18:00 why was Ulysses targeted?
• 19:00 The Little Review trial
• 21:00 smuggling Ulysses
• 24:00 the Random House trial
• 27:00 Ulysses becomes legal in the US
• 28:40 should a book ever be banned?

Discussion:

1) Do you think it's ever justified to censor, ban, or outright burn a book? And why, or why not? 

2) What has been your experience with reading banned books? Was it clear why they were banned? And would you recommend any?

Happy reading, everybody!