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Take Action: What Does Censorship Mean for America?

What does legislation created to censor ‘divisive’ topics and silence diverse ways of thinking, living, and embracing oneself mean for...

Nov 12, 20234 min read

Warning: This Post is Gay and "This Book is Gay"

In this week’s blog, I will explore challenges to Juno Dawson’s 2014 self-help book, This Book is Gay. Throughout the book, Dawson...

Nov 6, 20234 min read

Fear About Critical Race Theory Arises

In this week’s blog, I will explore challenges to Jerry Craft’s New Kid. Published in 2019, New Kid is a graphic novel about Jordan...

Oct 29, 20234 min read

"Happy Book Banning! May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor"

In this week’s blog, I will explore challenges to Suzanne Collins’ best-selling series, The Hunger Games. As we approach the release of...

Oct 23, 20233 min read

A Not-So-Speculative Narrative

In this week’s blog, I will explore challenges to Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Published in 1985, Atwood’s best-selling...

Oct 15, 20235 min read

A Court of Sexism and Fantasy

In this week’s blog, I will explore challenges to Sarah J. Maas’ New York Times best-selling series A Court of Thorns and Roses,...

Oct 8, 20234 min read

Behind the Most Banned Book in America

In this week’s blog, I will explore nationwide challenges to Maia Kobabe’s 2019 graphic novel, Gender Queer: A Memoir. The illustrated...

Sep 24, 20234 min read

My name is Emily Robertson, and I am a VA-23 Truman Scholar at Longwood University majoring in communication studies, concentrating in public relations, and minoring in women, gender, and sexuality studies.