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Episode Synopsis
Book challenges are occurring more and more. Why are these books on trial? What can be done to help give them a more fair trial?
References
American Bar Association. (2011). 11 must-dos from a voir dire master. https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/publications/youraba/2019/march-2019/11-tips-for-effectively-conducting-voir-dire/
Cesari, L. (2022). Straddling parallel tracks: Diversifying novels in the ELA curriculum while facing book challenges about diverse texts. Knowledge Quest, 50(5), 24–28.
Charbonneau, D.H., Hawamdeh, S., Oltmann, S.M., Winberry, J., Yeon, J., Zalot, A. (2023). Challenging book challenges: Understanding the background, examining “astroturfing” as a current political strategy, and finding ways forward. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 60 (1), 755-757.
Honore, S. (2023). A challenge worth facing. English Journal, 112(5), 29-34.
Knox, E. (2014). Society, institutions, and common sense: Themes in the discourse of book challengers in 21st century United States. Library & Information Science Research, 36, 171–178. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2014.06.003
Spilka, J. (2022). 377 Book challenges tracked by ALA in 2019–and the problem is growing: Book banning and its adverse effects on students. Knowledge Quest, 50(5), 31-33.
References
American Bar Association. (2011). 11 must-dos from a voir dire master. https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/publications/youraba/2019/march-2019/11-tips-for-effectively-conducting-voir-dire/
Cesari, L. (2022). Straddling parallel tracks: Diversifying novels in the ELA curriculum while facing book challenges about diverse texts. Knowledge Quest, 50(5), 24–28.
Charbonneau, D.H., Hawamdeh, S., Oltmann, S.M., Winberry, J., Yeon, J., Zalot, A. (2023). Challenging book challenges: Understanding the background, examining “astroturfing” as a current political strategy, and finding ways forward. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 60 (1), 755-757.
Honore, S. (2023). A challenge worth facing. English Journal, 112(5), 29-34.
Knox, E. (2014). Society, institutions, and common sense: Themes in the discourse of book challengers in 21st century United States. Library & Information Science Research, 36, 171–178. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2014.06.003
Spilka, J. (2022). 377 Book challenges tracked by ALA in 2019–and the problem is growing: Book banning and its adverse effects on students. Knowledge Quest, 50(5), 31-33.
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