Graduation Year

2026

Publication Date

2023

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Honorable Mention, 2022-2023, Best Gateway Essay Contest

Gateway Professor: Derek Lowe, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Humanities

Abstract

Books and their ideas are such a fundamental part of our learning culture. Despite this fact, many books, some of our best books, have been banned in schools and communities across the world for the controversial, uncomfortable, necessary ideas they contain. Parents, school administration, and state legislatures often go to great lengths to police these ideas within the classroom, limiting what teachers can actually teach within their classrooms and the ideas that students come into contact with. This practice is harmful, and we as a country need to normalize the reading of banned books so that students can engage diverse perspectives instead of fearfully ignoring them.

Disciplines

English Language and Literature | Rhetoric and Composition

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