SPECIAL SESSION: Negotiating Agency in the Context of Censorship Policies and Restrictive Educational Contexts

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

In 2023, 150 bills in 35 states censored library materials and books impacting 5,000 schools and 4 million children. This session brings together researchers from multiple universities as well as practicing teachers and librarians to show how, in spite of the inundation of book banning legislation across the country, teachers, librarians, and allies are getting in “good trouble” as they push back against policies that censor books and materials.

Content Area

• Special Sessions

Chair

• Natalia Ward, ETSU

Discussant

• Renee Moran, East Tennessee State University

Presenters

• Mikel Walker Cole, University of Houston

• Margaret Osgood Opatz, Capti

• Amber Warren, Vanderbilt University

• Jed Cridland-Hughes, Spartanburg Community College

• Susan Cridland-Hughes, Clemson University

• Megan Van Deventer, Weber State University

• Elizabeth Thackeray Nelson, Utah Valley University