Case 3: Forbidden Futures - Science Fiction Foundation Collections

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Title

Subject

Science Fiction

Description

This case displays examples of published works from the Science Fiction Foundation Collections. All of the works here have been subject censorship or criticism by religious or political groups.

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives, University of Liverpool

Rights

Contact scastaff@liverpool.ac.uk for further information on reproducing material held within Special Collections and Archives.

Identifier

Case 3

Collection Items

Front Cover of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Front cover of printed book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice’s Adventures was banned in the 1960’s U.S. for promoting drug use – and in China, for featuring talking animals.

Front cover of A Clockwork Orange

The front cover of the Penguin 1972 edition of A Clockwork Orange, featuring David Pelham's famous cover art. A Clockwork Orange has been banned in various countries for sexually explicit content.

Exhibition Poster and Case 3: Forbidden Futures - Special Collections and Archives

Image of Exhibition Poster and Case 3: Forbidden Futures - Special Collections and Archives

Shelf in Case 3: Forbidden Futures - Science Fiction Foundation Collections

Image of shelf in Case 3: Forbidden Futures - Science Fiction Foundation Collections in the exhibition Banned, Binned, Bomed: Survival and Selection in Special Collections and Archives.

Front cover of Brave New World

Front cover of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

Front cover of The Handmaid's Tale

Front cover of 1989 print of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, cover art by Paul Collicutt.

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