tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post2070691942668007282..comments2023-12-07T09:29:21.331-05:00Comments on Just Janga: I'm Celebrating Banned Books Week!Jangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-7702848096586717242011-09-26T15:31:54.080-04:002011-09-26T15:31:54.080-04:00Q, here in the U. S., most of the banning and chal...Q, here in the U. S., most of the banning and challenging is connected to classrooms and school libraries. It means, for example, that Teacher A may be told that she can no longer teach HUCK FINN in her American lit class or that all copies of SPEAK are removed from the shelves of the school library. That's why I said the battle is largely local. "Big Brother" in such cases is most likely to be a local school board under pressure from a group of parents--or sometimes even a single parent. What is available online isn't relevant to a teacher or librarian dealing with a ban or a challenge. I know your school system operates differently from ours, and so this issue may unfold differently in the U.K.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-84162815117463473252011-09-24T07:21:15.014-04:002011-09-24T07:21:15.014-04:00My personal celebration is to read (or rather rere...<i> My personal celebration is to read (or rather reread in all cases but one) a banned or challenged book each day of the eight-day celebration </i><br /><br />Janga, I had no idea that you were such a rebel!<br /><br />I agree with the sentiment. We don't want any of that 'Big Brother is watching' stuff.<br /><br />With the internet, there is virtually nothing in print that cannot be downloaded from somewhere so banning is ineffective and IMO undesirable, as long as people are free to choose and nothing is forced.<br /><br />However, there are a few categories that I do want rigorously banned. Material that could assist terrorist activity (eg bomb making manuals), or material inciting racial hatred are good examples.<br /><br />Though even with those I wouldn't totally ban them but instead enforce restricted access on 'a need to know' basis.<br /><br />Afraid I won't be looking explicitly for banned books. Literary quality is my criterion and if a book also happens to be banned then I will read it anyway if I can find it. *grin*<br /><br />I do so admire a rebel though. *smile*Quantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.com