Book Banning in American Schools - Then and Now

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• "Attempts to Ban Books Doubled in 2022" by Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris

• "Censorship is as old as the pharaohs — and as new as today" by Jason Fields

• "How the new banned books panic fits into America’s history of school censorship" by Constance Grady

• "The Purpose of Book Bans Is to Make Queer Kids Scared" by Lev A. C. Rosen

• "What are book bans really about? Fear" by John L. Micek

• "Why Teachers Are Afraid to Teach History" by Rachel M. Cohen

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Schools and the "Culture Wars"

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• "A Fast-Growing Network of Conservative Groups Is Fueling a Surge in Book Bans" by Elizabeth A. Harris

• "Attempts to Ban Books Are Accelerating and Becoming More Divisive" by Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris

• "Hero Syndrome in Book Banning Efforts" by Kelly Jensen

• "What Are We Protecting Children From by Banning Books?" by Katy Waldman

• "Why schools are taking center stage in the culture wars" by Ronald Brownstein

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Authors' Perspectives on Book Bans

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• "‘It’s a culture war that’s totally out of control’: the authors whose books are being banned in US schools" by Claire Armistead

• "‘Out of touch’: children’s authors describe increasing censorship of books on diversity" by Libby Brooks

• "We Need to Talk About the Mental Health Effects of Book Bans on Authors" by Karis Rogerson

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Students' Perspectives on Book Bans

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• "High School Students Share How Book Bans Affect Their Lives" by Aurora Lydia Dominguez

• "I’m a High School Junior. Let’s Talk About ‘Huckleberry Finn’ and ‘Mockingbird’" by Sungjoo Yoon

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Resistance Efforts

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• "Book banning efforts are inspiring readers to form banned book clubs" by Harmeet Kaur

• "Book bans and the threat of censorship rev up political activism in the suburbs" by Odette Yousef

• "Librarians push back against book-banning" by Kenny Stancil

• "Defend the Freedom to Read. Fight Book Bans" by PEN America

• "Plot twist: Activists skirt book bans with guerrilla giveaways and pop-up libraries" by Tovia Smith

• "This Story Matters: Standing Up for Students’ Right to Read in the Face of Censorship" by NCTE

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Case Study: Maus by Art Spiegelman

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• "Art Spiegelman Loses His Glasses: As the latest fight over Maus erupts, its artist-creator searches for his spectacles" by Abraham Josephine Riesman

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Case Study: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

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• "How a Debut Graphic Memoir Became the Most Banned Book in the Country" by Alexandra Alter