Another Attack on Literature

Tennessee school board bans Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’ – author Art Spiegelman condemns the move as ‘Orwellian’

This is not necessarily completely on topic for my Social Media and Informatics class- Then again, maybe it is!!?? I am a big fan of the title Maus by Art Spiegelman. As a former 8th-grade teacher and strong advocate in teaching Holocaust literature. This headline above has been all over the news and social media. Yes, the is horrible what the school board decided to do, but from a social media standpoint, this has resulted in a great outcome for Mr. Spiegelman. His book is sold out at many different locations and has now become one of the top sellers on Amazon. I question if the increase in sales would have happened without the power of social media.