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18 June, 201431 May, 2014

Supporting Librarians, Teachers, and Authors Through Book Challenges

A sign warning passersby to beware of the book.
Posted in media by s.e. smith

Book challenges and bans are, it seems, an inevitable part of the way of life across not just the US, but the world. For as long as people have been writing, other people have been trying to suppress writing they think is salacious, seditious, or shocking; and sometimes, they’ve succeeded. In addition to outright bans, […]

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4 March, 201119 January, 2011

Hiding the Words Doesn’t Make the Problem Go Away

Posted in commentary by s.e. smith

Given the amount of time I spend talking about language, I often encounter the idea that I am trying to ‘take words away’ and want certain words to vanish from English usage. Nothing could be further from the truth, and the very idea horrifies me. Sanitising the language we use to make these words go […]

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