Controversial Books in K12 Classrooms and Libraries - Challenged, Censored, and Banned

This book analyzes the history of book banning in K-12 classrooms and school libraries in the United States from the 1950s to the present. The author argues for the inclusion of controversial books in order to teach children to discover and debate values that are inconsistent with their own, rather than eliminating exposure to sensitive subjects.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Afraid of the Light
Chapter 2: We Might be Wrong, But We Doubt It
Chapter 3: Profanity and Purple Prose
Chapter 4: Race and Racism
Chapter 5: Sex and Sexual Violence
Chapter 6: Sexual Identity
Chapter 7: Politics and Patriotism
Chapter 8: Religion and Witchcraft
Chapter 10: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Go to Court

About the author

By Randy Bobbitt

Summary

This book analyzes the history of book banning in K-12 classrooms and school libraries in the United States from the 1950s to the present. The author argues for the inclusion of controversial books in order to teach children to discover and debate values that are inconsistent with their own, rather than eliminating exposure to sensitive subjects.

Product details

• Authors: Randy Bobbitt, Bobbitt Randy
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781793607874
• ISBN: 978-1-79360-787-4
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Readers, Language readers, Communication Studies, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Languages other than English, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General