The Humanities Center 2025 Spring Lecture Series on "Banned Books and Censorship" continues on Wednesday, Feb. 26 with Amy Weiss, Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and History, who will give the talk "Censoring Weddings: The Hallmark Channel, Same-Sex Marriage, and the Zola Controversy" from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies.
Here, Professor Weiss will speak about the controversy that ensued in 2019 when the organization One Million Moms successfully urged the Hallmark Channel to censor a series of ad campaigns from Zola, a wedding planning website, that featured heterosexual and same-sex couples. At the intersections of religion, sexual orientation and media, this case highlights the social and economic power dynamics associated with media censorship.
The spring 2025 lecture series on "Banned Books and Censorship" is organized by Ayelet Brinn, Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and History, in association with Nicholas Ealy, Humanities Center Director. For more information on the Humanities Center, visit our website or follow us on Facebook.
See the attached poster for full details on the lecture series.