By way of redressalmost a hundred writers will do a mass reading of the books “Cometierra” and “The Adventures of China Iron”, among others, whose inclusion in the Reading Plan of the province of Buenos Aires was harshly questioned by Vice President Victoria Villarruel for having some passages with sexual scenes.
The massive reading will take place at the Picadero Theater, located in downtown Buenos Aires, starting 10 a.m. next Saturday. Among others, they will read Claudia Piñeiro, Juan Sasturain, Guillermo Martínez, Martín Kohan, Hinde Pomeraniec, Félix Bruzzone, Fabián Casas, Cristian Alarcón and the author of “Cometierra”, Dolores Reyes.
The books that will be read are included in the “Buenos Aires Identities” program which distributes works in more than 2 thousand educational institutions in the province.
The distribution of these books was questioned by some parents and conservative sectors. Its maximum point controversy arrived when Vice President Villarruel He posted harsh questions on his X account. He stated that “The people of Buenos Aires do not deserve the degradation and immorality that (Governor Axel) Kicillof offers them. There are limits that should never be crossed.”.
After these questions, the publisher The Stealthwho edited “Cometierra” in 2019, warned that “It is very dangerous to allow these undemocratic methods of censorship, harassment and defamation to advance.” against any artistic expression” and that “freedom is something else.
What does the ‘Bonaerense Identities’ program that Victoria Villarruel criticized consist of?
This program consists of the distribution of works in more than 2,000 secondary schools, teacher training institutes and municipal librariesthrough a catalog of more than 100 books.
The controversy began when parents of high school students spread parts of some of the texts on social networks, among them, sexual scenes from “Cometierra”.
In this regard, the general director of Culture and Education of the province of Buenos Aires, Alberto Sileoniindicated that they were not books intended for primary school children. “They are books for Secondary Education, they are books for Higher Education”said the official, while emphasizing that “the books come with a guide that advises the recipients,” he explained.
Furthermore, he explained that “They are not books that reach students, they reach the school library” and is aimed at reinforcing the work of teachers when addressing sexual education issues, such as abuse.
“They may have sex scenes, foul vocabulary, they are books that are very explained in the guide“, hill.
Source: Ambito
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