The Hydra Nature of Book Banning and Censorship

In Fall of 2022 two researchers set out to explore both scholarly work on censorship and news articles via social media, to help gain a broader understanding of censorship and book banning trends. The following research question guided their research: What does this wave of book banning and censorsh...

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Published in:	Study and Scrutiny
Main Authors:	Michelle Boyd Waters, Shelly K. Unsicker-Durham
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Oklahoma Libraries 2023-08-01
Subjects:	censorship banned books annotated bibliography intellectual freedom academic freedom
Online Access:	https://journals.shareok.org/studyandscrutiny/article/view/1148

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