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Censorship Within Europe
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Enlightenment Culture
This paiting is "In the Salon of Madame Geoffrin in 1755" done by Anicet-Charles-Gabriel Lemonier in 1812. This painting illustrates a gathering at a salon in which there would be uncensored discussions on literature, philosophy and science. -
Reading Revolution
This painting is "A l'Egide de Minerve" painted by Léonard Defrance in 1781. This painting represents the rise of book consumption and thus the increase of bookstores. Furthermore, in the painting there are ads on the bookstore of recent books. This symbolizes the reading revolution which is a transition in Europe from religious texts to the reading of diverse material and literacy rates increased. -
Explosion of Newspaper Publishing
The image shown is the front page of "Le Salut Public" , a daily newspaper of Paris in 1848. "Le Salut Public" among other daily newspapers in Paris increased production increased in eightfold in three months. The publishing of daily newspapers increased in Europe and led to increased political activity. -
The Oxford Evolution Debate
Samuel Wilberforce Review of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection"
This is Samuel Wilberforce's review in which he critisizes Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection." Critiques on Darwin's theory of evolution lead to the Oxford Evolution Debate in England. The leniance on censorship allows for debates on controversial theories. -
Propaganda in Russian Civil War
This picture is a pro-Bolshevik propaganda poster from the Russian civil war entitled "The Deceiving Brothers Have Fallen Upon Us!" This piece of propaganda portrays Germany, France, Tsar Nicholas, Britain and the Church as enemies of the Russian People. -
Book Burning in Germany
Video of Speech at Book Burning
This film footage is the speech given by Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's minister of propaganda and public information, at the book burning orchestrated by the Nazi party at the Opernplatz in Berlin on May 10th 1933. This event and the speech given by Goebbels illustrated the death of Jewish intellect under Nazi control.
