(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The rise of book banning in America will be examined Monday, November 14 at 7:30pm in a virtual panel discussion presented by Princeton Public Library. Scholars Marilisa Jiménez García, William Gleason and Jonathan Zimmerman will discuss the unprecedented surge in efforts to ban books and provide historical and contemporary context.
García is an associate professor of children's literature at Simmons University. She researches the role of youth literature in education and racial justice struggles in the United States, and was the founding director of the Institute on Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at Lehigh University.
Gleason is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of English and American Studies at Princeton University. A specialist in U.S. literary and cultural history, he teaches courses on children's literature, popular culture, and the environmental humanities.
Zimmerman is Professor of History of Education and the Berkowitz Professor in Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
This program will be held via Zoom. Registration is required through the events calendar at princetonlibrary.org to receive the link.
This program is presented with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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