Art Spiegelman calls Tennessee schools’ ban on ‘Maus’ ‘myopic’ and ‘absurd’
Art Spiegelman has gone public about the latest controversy over books deemed inappropriate for public schoolchildren. Speaking to several media outlets on Thursday, the acclaimed graphic artist said he thinks the latest ban of his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1986 graphic novel “Maus” by a Tennessee school board is “absurd.” Earlier this month, the McMinn County School Board in Tennessee voted 10-1 ...
by Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times
Jan 28, 2022
2 minutes
Art Spiegelman has gone public about the latest controversy over books deemed inappropriate for public schoolchildren.
Speaking to several media outlets on Thursday, the acclaimed graphic artist said he thinks the latest ban of his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1986 graphic novel “Maus” by a Tennessee school board is “absurd.”
Earlier this month, the McMinn County School Board in Tennessee voted 10-1 to ban the book
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