As mentioned in class this week, Max and I are conducting our interview this week with American History  Professor Finck and American Literature Professor Brown. We are conducting the interview with Dr. Finck this upcoming Thursday and we are interviewing Dr. Brown this Friday. I also reached out to some of my Professors at Oklahoma City Community College several of them felt as if they were not knowledgeable enough to aid us in our endeavor. However, one Professor went to the library and collected information for us, as well as put us into contact with the head librarian. I was able to contact my former sociology Professor at OCCC and we have arranged to set up an interview next week. Down below are some of the questions Max and/or I have thought of at the time of writing this post.

Dr. Finck 

What was the American political climate during the 1950s to the 1960s?

What controversies arose during this time?

Who was in the administrative positions in the school, the city of Tulsa, and state levels?

What were some of the domestic policies at the time?

How was censorship handled during the 1950s – 1960s?

Do you know Oklahoma political climate during the aforementioned time period?

In your opinion, what was the significance of the 1960s banning of Catcher in the Rye?

Dr. Brown

Were there any literary movements during the 1960s, if so did they have an active presence in Oklahoma?

Do you know of the controversies surrounding Catcher in the Rye and what is your opinion on it?

What do you know of the bannings of Catcher in the Rye in Oklahoma?

Dr. M’Lou Smith

What is your view on censorship?

In your opinion, how would book censorship fit into functionalism?

How would book censorship fit into Symbolic-Interaction theory, could censorship be even analyzed by Symbolic-Interaction theory?

Would book censorship be an avenue in which the that the minority group controls the majority group if viewed through Conflict theory.

Dr. Nina Smith

I had planned on asking my Honors advisor from Oklahoma City Community College, she was a literary professor, but earlier today, I had learned that she passed earlier this year after losing her fight to an unspecified illness.