Did you know that the last week of September is banned books week?
In “Book Bans and Censorship, Where’s the Line?” the host Fabiana Conway connects the recent book bans in the U.S. to a wider root issue that is the history of authoritarian governments and suppressing free speech/ideas. The episode goes into different arguments on book bans as well as different examples throughout history. Using theories from philosophers like John Locke and Voltaire, and their perspectives on censorship, the episode dives into the moral question that is 'Who gets to determine what books should and shouldn't get banned?'
Leave a comment down below on what you think of book bans, or head to the podcast instagram @thefemaleramble to start a discussion. :)
- Check out the full open letter by Barack Obama on book bans:
https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1680927869021696005?s=20
- Articles on the current issue in Florida on Banned Books:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/books/book-ban-2022.html
- Article on book bans in different parts of the world:
https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/
Did you know that the last week of September is banned books week?
In “Book Bans and Censorship, Where’s the Line?” the host Fabiana Conway connects the recent book bans in the U.S. to a wider root issue that is the history of authoritarian governments and suppressing free speech/ideas. The episode goes into different arguments on book bans as well as different examples throughout history. Using theories from philosophers like John Locke and Voltaire, and their perspectives on censorship, the episode dives into the moral question that is 'Who gets to determine what books should and shouldn't get banned?'
Leave a comment down below on what you think of book bans, or head to the podcast instagram @thefemaleramble to start a discussion. :)
- Check out the full open letter by Barack Obama on book bans:
https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1680927869021696005?s=20
- Articles on the current issue in Florida on Banned Books:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/books/book-ban-2022.html
- Article on book bans in different parts of the world:
https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/