Banned Books (ft. Jennifer Spitzer)

Jennifer Spitzer teaches a course in Banned Books and Censorship Trials at Ithaca College. We discuss the banning/challenging of books with LGBTQ+, female, and POC perspectives. We also discuss books that should be banned and whether parents should have control over what their kids read in school. Banned/Challenged Text Discussed 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Black Boy by Richard Wright Captain Underpants by David Pilkey Fun Home by Allison Bechdel Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Kindred by Octavia E. Butler The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Merriam-Webster Dictionary  The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky