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

By Emily J. M. Knox

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