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When Scholastic Book Fairs Got Segregated (and then Desegregated Again… Maybe)

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Ralph Hanson

The Scholastic Book Fair is a long-running rite of passage for K-12 students in the United States when the educational publishing giant sets up big displays of books for sale at schools across the country. For your author, the Scholastic … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post – Looking Back at Banned Books

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

I saw on social media last week that my former student Stephanie Ballard Conrad was talking about studying banned books back when she was an undergraduate nearly 20 years ago. I asked if she could give us a look back … Continue reading →

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Book Banning & How Students Learn About The Holocaust

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

Banning, challenging, parental control… Call them what you want, there’s a lot of people out there upset about a lot of books in schools and libraries lately. The United States has a long history of vocal parents being offended/upset by … Continue reading →

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Sex and the News

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

Over the last several weeks sex has been finding its way into the news in a variety of ways.  Here’s a quick summary of a couple of these stories: Duke students object to having Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel  Fun Home on … Continue reading →

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