Document Type
Essay
Publication Date
2019
Publication Title
Noir come l'inchiostro: True crime e fake news sulla pagina e sullo schermo
Pages
15-29
Abstract
[First paragraph]
In August 2011, the Albemarle County school board unanimously voted to remove Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet from the sixth-grade curricula. Over twenty students beseeched the board for the book to remain, and they were ignored. Teachers were afraid to voice their opinions on the matter. The novel has not been taught since in Albemarle, on any grade level, nor any other Sherlock Holmes texts.
Original Publication Citation
Defonzo, A. (2019). Twisting facts to suit theories: In defense of Sherlock. In A. Calanchi & T. Mancini (Eds.), Noir come l'inchiostro: True crime e fake news sulla pagina e sullo schermo (pp. 15-29). Fano, Italy: Aras Edizioni.
Repository Citation
DeFonzo, Alicia, "Twisting Facts to Suit Theories: In Defense of Sherlock" (2019). English Faculty Publications. 113.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/english_fac_pubs/113
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Comments
Translated from Italian.
This is the opening essay for the Italian collection of essays:
Calanchi, A., & Mancini, T. (2019). Noir come l'inchiostro: True crime e fake news sulla pagina e sullo schermo. Fano (PU): Aras Edizioni.