Jean-Yves Mollier

Professor Emeritus of Contemporary History at the University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Paris-Saclay University). He co-founded and directed the Center for Cultural History of Contemporary Societies. Author of numerous books on the history of books, publishing, and reading, he has been translated into many languages.

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Vintage illustration depicting censorship as a caricature of a personified figure with scissors, known as 'Madame Anastasie', who has an oversized head, a prominent nose, and spectacles, wearing a chef's hat. Next to the figure sits an owl on the handle of a giant pair of scissors, symbolizing wisdom and perhaps the watchful eye of censorship. The exaggerated facial expressions and the scissors hint at the suppression of free speech or the cutting of content deemed inappropriate.

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Censorship Clarified: Historical and Current Perspectives

About the book of Jean-Yves Mollier, 'Interdiction de publier: La censure d’hier à aujourd’hui', published by Double ponctuation in Joinville-le-Pont…

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