Knowledge and Censorship

This volume collects four sharp philosophical essays by Ilan Stavans on the acquisition of knowledge in multi-ethnic environments, the role that dictionaries play in the preservation of memory, the function of libraries in the electronic age, and the uses of censorship. In the second part of the volume, Verónica Albin engages Stavans in a series of four conversations in which he expounds on the arguments he developed in the essays. This volume collects four sharp philosophical essays by Ilan Stavans on the acquisition of knowledge in multi-ethnic environments, the role that dictionaries play in the preservation of memory, the function of libraries in the electronic age, and the uses of censorship. In the second part of the volume, Vern̤ica Albin engages Stavans in a series of four conversations in which he expounds on the arguments he developed in the essays--Résumé de l'éditeur Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Process Glitch....Pages 3-8 Wor(l)ds....Pages 9-13 Stealing Books....Pages 15-21 Keeping My Mouth Shut....Pages 23-25 Front Matter....Pages 27-27 Knowledge....Pages 29-54 Dictionaries....Pages 55-93 Libraries....Pages 95-126 Censorship....Pages 127-164 Back Matter....Pages 165-177