It’s not just authors feeling the pressure of book-banning movements. Through this current uptick in school and public library censorship, students are missing opportunities to hone their critical thinking skills as readers and teachers facing barriers to providing a well-rounded curriculum for students.
In honor of Banned Books Week 2023, Emily shares some tidbits around the history of book censorship and today's impact on authors and readers alike!
Episode Resources and Further Reading/Viewing:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDppHAzyFew
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/world/asia/india-textbooks-changes.html
- https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/the-firey-history-of-banned-books-video/its-lit-season-2/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpKqRC-9Avc&t=883s
- https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=1269000&p=9306840
- https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/
- https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/as-book-bans-escalate-heres-what-you-need-to-know/2022/09
- https://ed.stanford.edu/news/stanford-lecturer-explores-rise-book-bans-nazi-book-burnings-school-board-races
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/books/book-bans-libraries.html
- https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/08/24/banned-books-in-us-schools/
- https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&app=desktop&v=h28316trOYU
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