Reference Shelf: Book Bans & Censorship
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Is there such a thing as forbidden knowledge? Are some ideas too dangerous for members
of a society to handle? This is the idea behind book banning and censorship, methods meant
to create a degree of social control by restricting access to ideas or art or other kinds of
expression. Recently, American conservatives have been engaging in this activity again in an
effort to limit access to information about race relations, gender politics, and sexuality. Drawing
from recent journalism and political writing, this volume of The Reference Shelf looks at the
political debate and the social movements behind this resurgence in authoritarianism.
of a society to handle? This is the idea behind book banning and censorship, methods meant
to create a degree of social control by restricting access to ideas or art or other kinds of
expression. Recently, American conservatives have been engaging in this activity again in an
effort to limit access to information about race relations, gender politics, and sexuality. Drawing
from recent journalism and political writing, this volume of The Reference Shelf looks at the
political debate and the social movements behind this resurgence in authoritarianism.