via GIPHY We are at the end of this project/course and I am really excited about all the work we have done. The sites look amazing and this class has made me think critically about how censorship works currently and throughout history. I returned to the text, The Reader Speaks Out: Adolescent Reflections about Controversial Young Adult […]
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Week 7: Progress Report
I can’t believe we are already halfway done with the class! And I have a feeling the rest of the semester is going to go by faster than the first half did. We have emailed questions to Charles Knitter this week and will hopefully get his response soon. As of last night, I have been […]
Week Four: Update, Progress, and Reflection
This past week, Karina and I met with a research librarian, Elizabeth Heitsch, at Simpson Library and talked about how to get in touch with people who was a part of the case from late 2016 in Accomack County. She remembers the case when it happened and how it was a big deal, so she […]
Week One: Reading Reflection
The first week of classes is over and I am ready to get to work! The theme for this class is A Burning Idea and dives into researching the censorship of books. Another UMW student, Karina Schumm, and I are already researching cases in our area and exploring what makes a book “bad.” We also […]