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It’s Banned Books Week, and so on today’s show, we’re looking at some of the unquestioned assumptions that tend to go hand-in-hand with the idea of banned books. A lot of people assume that book challengers are just a bunch of ignorant prudes, or that banning books really isn’t a problem–it’s just a marketing ploy trumped up by the American Library Association. However, after talking to Emily J. Knox, a professor of information science and an expert on censorship and information ethics, we realized this issue is a lot more complicated than it looks on the surface. Let us know what you think of today’s show. Did we help shift the way you think about banning books? Have you ever challenged or defended a library book? Record a voice memo on your phone and email it to us at examiningethics@gmail.com. Be sure to include your first name and where you’re from. Or, if you’re shy about recording your voice, send us an email with your thoughts and we’ll read it.  Contact us at examiningethics@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @ExaminingEthics. Follow us on Instagram @examiningethicspodcast. You can also find us on Facebook. Click here for the episode’s transcript! Show Notes:  Emily J. Knox  Book Banning in 21st-Century America   Audio clip of Kurt Vonnegut speaking in 1989 at the Chautauqua Institution provided by the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library List of the most challenged books in recent years Ruth Graham, “Banned Books Week is a Crock Freedom to Read Week I Am Jazz, by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings and Shelagh McNicholas The American Library Association Code of Ethics  The Freedom to Read statement The Freedom to View statement Intellectual freedom   Laura Ingalls Wilder controversy  Thanks to Evelyn Brosius for our logo. Featured image from Heinz Bunse, CC BY-SA 2.0    “The Zeppelin” by Blue Dot Sessions From the Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 4.0 “Mknt” by Blue Dot Sessions From the Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 4.0    To contact us, email examiningethics@gmail.com. The post 32: Busting Myths about Banning Books with Emily J. Knox appeared first on Examining Ethics.

It’s Banned Books Week, and so on today’s show, we’re looking at some of the unquestioned assumptions that tend to go hand-in-hand with the idea of banned books. A lot of people assume that book challengers are just a bunch of ignorant prudes, or that banning books really isn’t a problem–it’s just a marketing ploy trumped up by the American Library Association. However, after talking to Emily J. Knox, a professor of information science and an expert on censorship and information ethics, we realized this issue is a lot more complicated than it looks on the surface. Let us know what you think of today’s show. Did we help shift the way you think about banning books? Have you ever challenged or defended a library book? Record a voice memo on your phone and email it to us at examiningethics@gmail.com. Be sure to include your first name and where you’re from. Or, if you’re shy about recording your voice, send us an email with your thoughts and we’ll read it. Contact us at examiningethics@gmail.com. Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/ExaminingEthics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> @ExaminingEthics. Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/examiningethicspodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @examiningethicspodcast. You can also find us on Facebook. Click <a href="https://examiningethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Transcript-Episode-32_-Busting-Myths-about-Banning-Books-with-Emily-J.-Knox.docx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> for the episode’s transcript! Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="http://emilyknox.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily J. Knox</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442231672" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book Banning in 21st-Century America</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Audio clip of Kurt Vonnegut speaking in 1989 at the Chautauqua Institution provided by the <a href="https://www.vonnegutlibrary.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library</a></li> <li>List of the <a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">most challenged books</a> in recent years</li> <li>Ruth Graham, “<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2015/09/banned_books_week_no_one_bans_books_anymore_and_censorship_of_books_is_incredibly.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Banned Books Week is a Crock</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.freedomtoread.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freedom to Read Week</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Jazz-Jessica-Herthel/dp/0803741073" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Am Jazz</a>, by Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings and Shelagh McNicholas</li> <li><a href="http://www.ala.org/tools/ethics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The American Library Association Code of Ethics</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/freedomreadstatement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Freedom to Read statement</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ala.org/rt/vrt/professionalresources/vrtresources/freedomtoview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Freedom to View statement</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/censorship/faq#ifpoint1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intellectual freedom</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/06/25/623184440/little-house-on-the-controversy-laura-ingalls-wilders-name-removed-from-book-awa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laura Ingalls Wilder controversy</a></li> </ul> Thanks to Evelyn Brosius for our logo. Featured image from <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/buffo400/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heinz Bunse</a>, CC BY-SA 2.0 <ol> <li> <ol> <li>“<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Aeronaut/The_Zeppelin_1908" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Zeppelin</a>” by Blue Dot Sessions From the <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Free Music Archive </a><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC BY-NC 4.0</a></li> <li>“<a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Simple_Machines/Mknt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mknt</a>” by Blue Dot Sessions From the <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Free Music Archive </a><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC BY-NC 4.0</a></li> </ol> </li> </ol> To contact us, email examiningethics@gmail.com. The post <a href="https://examiningethics.org/2018/09/32-busting-myths-banning-books-emily-j-knox/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">32: Busting Myths about Banning Books with Emily J. Knox</a> appeared first on <a href="https://examiningethics.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Examining Ethics</a>.

32: Busting Myths about Banning Books with Emily J. Knox