Book Banning in 21st-Century America

Book Banning in 21st Century America, based on thirteen contemporary book challenge cases in schools and public libraries across the United States argues that understanding contemporary reading practices, especially interpretive strategies, is vital to understanding why people attempt to censor books in schools and public libraries.

List of contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Trusting the System
Chapter 2: Power and Knowledge
Chapter 3: Perfect Timing
Chapter 4: Moral decline
Chapter 5: Reading Should Edify the Soul
Chapter 6: Fear, Knowledge and Power
Appendix 1: Methodological Note
Appendix 1.1: General Google Alerts
Appendix 1.2: Case Specific Google Alerts
Appendix 2: Sample Request for Reconsideration
Appendix 3: Chart of Challenge Cases
Bibliography

About the author

Emily J. M. Knox is assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include information access, intellectual freedom and censorship, information ethics, information policy, and the intersection of print culture and reading practices. Knox's book Book Banning in 21st-Century America (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015) was the first book in the Beta Phi Mu Scholars Series.

Product details

• Authors: Emily J. M. Knox, Knox Emily J. M.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781538171127
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-7112-7
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Beta Phi Mu Scholars Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Censorship, Literature: history & criticism, Library & information services, Ethical Issues: Censorship, Censorship;Free Speech;Intellectual Freedom, Censorship; Free Speech; Intellectual Freedom