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In an age of social controversy, the show goes on
June 9, 2021
Matt Benoit
Theater producers, actors and audiences are bringing new perspectives to the question of what play content may be inappropriate, offensive or even harmful. Responses to a recent choice by Western Washington University’s theater department prompted a debate of those questions among the local theater community.
Books under scrutiny: censorship and cancel culture in a changing society
April 1, 2021
Ella Banken
In a time of massive reevaluation of once widely accepted tropes, celebrities have been called out for past insensitivities and much worse, schools renamed and statues toppled. But what does it mean when books are brought into the discussion?