Such is the dire language being used as we celebrate Banned Books Week this October 1-7, because book banning has been on a dangerous rise, intertwined with political movements that grew out of the divisiveness spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic. At least 50 groups pushing for book bans have...
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Illustration by: Topher MacDonald. Their site:here. It is time for a new Banned Books Week, and I am going to participate in it again. I got several books (see list below this introduction) that are banned/challenged, and that I want to read. I am still of the opinion that books s...
根据第三段“ The recent instances of both attempted and successful book banning — primarily on titles that explore race, religion, and history — are extremely disturbing and amount to an all-out attack on the very foundation of our democracy (民主)(最近试图禁书和成功禁书的例子——主要是关于...
The censorship is coming so fast that it’s nearly impossible to keep track. Between last July 21 and March 31,PEN America counted 1,586 banned booksin schools serving about 2 million students. Overwhelmingly, the banned books featured nonwhite protagonists, dealt with racism, or addressed the ...
Thankfully,no books are outright "banned" in New York State.So we have that going for us. Certainly, there are books that are "challenged" by censorship groups every year. Most (but not all) tend to deal with racist or LGBTQ themes. ...
Currently working through Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness and Card's Ender's Game at the same time. My top 3 sci fi right now are Huxley's Brave New World, Cixin's Three Body Problem trilogy and Simmons' Hyperion. All very scary, I love that in sci fi. Last edited by hellhamste...
Come to this website to access previously or currently banned books. 26.Scribd Scribd caters to mainstream users and the content is more than just the usual PDF format. You can also find materials that are created in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well, which immediately boost the number of...
This work is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the power of community activism, the importance of fighting for educational equity, and why the example of Tucson created an alternative blueprint for how we can challenge states that are currently banning critical race theory. Learn...
Despite going on a little vacation this month, I didn’t actually read all that much, so these are the ones I scratched off the list: A book your mother loves: Killing Lincoln, by Bill O’Reilly A banned book: To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee ...