Professor Kalin will describe the new Trouble in Censorville project, a gripping, harrowing collection of first-person reports—testimonies by school librarians and teachers—of the far right’s well-funded, well-organized assault on our public schools and our democracy. The project includes a book of 14 testimonies and website that offers video testimonies and resources in the fight against censorship and harmful legislation.
About Nadine M. Kalin and Rebekah Modrak
Nadine M. Kalin is a professor in the Department of Art Education in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas. She teaches courses in the areas of curriculum and pedagogy, pre-service art teacher preparation, socially engaged art, and economic justice, as well as theories and methods associated with art educational research. Rebekah Modrak is a Professor at the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan. She is an artist and writer who analyzes and critiques consumer culture. Nadine and Rebekah Modrak are the creators of Trouble in Censorville. For two years, they recruited, listened to, and worked with K-12 teachers to edit their testimonials for the videos and book and to develop the work.