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– Search Term/Phrases: banned books(7,797 results), censorship in schools (5,404 results), banning books (2,146 results): All results were from 2012-2022 - Citing/Describing Sources:
– Source One: Wu, Priscilla. “Forty Years of Banned Books Week.” Poets & Writers Magazine, vol. 50, no. 5, Sept.-Oct. 2022, pp. 12+. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A714993151/LitRC?u=bidd97564&sid=ebsco&xid=7bec885a. Accessed 16 Oct. 2022. Description: The main issue this article focuses on is the continuation of debate surrounding identity/social belonging being portrayed in literature. The article also speaks on how Banned Book week can aid in the process of getting rid of this idea that books should be censored. Banned Book week will attempt to raise awareness for those who are ignorant to what is occurring with censorship. The author’s argument is compelling because not many are aware of censorship. Being able to have an entire week set in order to bring attention to the issue is imperative to being able to fix the problem, because the more people involved, the more successful it will become.
– Source Two: “‘Let Me Just Close My Eyes’: Challenged and Banned Books, Claimed Identities, and Comics.” Journal of Adolescent &Amp; Adult Literacy, vol. 66, no. 2, July 2022, pp. 134–38. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1250.: Description: The main issue in this column was about banned books. In this case the author, Ashley, had an experience in which she used to find comfort through reading a certain graphic novel. However, this graphic novel along with other novels in the same issue were banned by the Tennessee school board. This goes to show that even harmless stories can be deemed unfit for reading. The author also talks about how understanding policies may be helpful in finding a diverse selection of literature. This is a point of view not many are aware of which makes it important to consider, because if you do not know the policies then you won’t find what you’re looking for.
– Source Three: Spilka, Joshua. “377 Book Challenges Tracked by ALA in 2019– and the Problem Is Growing.” Knowledge Quest, vol. 50, no. 5, May 2022, eds-p-ebscohost-com.une.idm.oclc.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=15&sid=981938cf-e2dc-4975-a1b1-0296f1004229%40redis. Description: The main issue identified by this article is how book banning is influencing children in the schooling system, and why it is so contradicting to the beliefs of our society. The author explains that even parents of the students are encouraging the idea of censoring certain books. However, even with the parents on the wrong side, the children stood up for themselves and exclaimed their opinions. With more students standing up for what’s right in the classroom, book banning/censorship can come to an end.
– Source Four: Thapar, Romila. “Banning Books.” Scopus, vol. 13, no. 3, 2014, pp. 283–86. eds-p-ebscohost-com.une.idm.oclc.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=19&sid=981938cf-e2dc-4975-a1b1-0296f1004229%40redis. Description: In India there is an increasing problem with book banning and the forced withdrawal of publication of literature. Oftentimes, these pieces of literature are banned for religious, ethnic, and societal factors. This is also occurring in Indian schooling systems, and because of the censorship, young Indian boys and girls are going to be brought up with false information from their textbooks. The author suggests that those who are limited to literature might be able to find what they’re looking for online. This way, they will be able to find and read what they want. It is important to take into consideration that book banning and censorship does not only take place in America. Schooling systems everywhere are struggling from censorship, and consequently students are not being educated effectively.
– Source Five: Knox, Emily J. M. “Books, Censorship, and Anti-Intellectualism in Schools.” The Phi Delta Kappan, vol. 101, no. 7, Apr. 2020, pp. 28–32. EBSCOhost, https://search-ebscohost-com.une.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.26977095&site=eds-live&scope=site. Description: The central idea of this article talks about the idea that banning books in the school system proves that people understand the power of books and literature. The author explains that through banning books, anti-intellectualism is inevitable. The author encourages students to go out and read things that may challenge their beliefs and make them go back and forth with their ideas. This is important because through the banning of books, and censoring what we are able to read and not read is going to force us into believing certain things that we may not have even thought of in the case that we were reading something else. It is pretty much manipulation and this author brings that to light.
Works Cited
Knox, Emily J. M. “Books, Censorship, and Anti-Intellectualism in Schools.” The Phi Delta Kappan, vol. 101, no. 7, Apr. 2020, pp. 28–32. EBSCOhost, https://search-ebscohost-com.une.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.26977095&site=eds-live&scope=site.
“‘Let Me Just Close My Eyes’: Challenged and Banned Books, Claimed Identities, and Comics.” Journal of Adolescent &Amp; Adult Literacy, vol. 66, no. 2, July 2022, pp. 134–38. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1250.
Spilka, Joshua. “377 Book Challenges Tracked by ALA in 2019– and the Problem Is Growing.” Knowledge Quest, vol. 50, no. 5, May 2022, eds-p-ebscohost-com.une.idm.oclc.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=15&sid=981938cf-e2dc-4975-a1b1-0296f1004229%40redis.
Thapar, Romila. “Banning Books.” Scopus, vol. 13, no. 3, 2014, pp. 283–86. eds-p-ebscohost-com.une.idm.oclc.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=19&sid=981938cf-e2dc-4975-a1b1-0296f1004229%40redis.
Wu, Priscilla. “Forty Years of Banned Books Week.” Poets & Writers Magazine, vol. 50, no. 5, Sept.-Oct. 2022, pp. 12+. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A714993151/LitRC?u=bidd97564&sid=ebsco&xid=7bec885a. Accessed 16 Oct. 2022.
