Fascist Busters: Diverse books thwart divide & conquer strategies
D ivide and conquer. We’re all familiar with this expression, primarily in terms of empire building, colonization or military strategy. But it’s a useful tool for internal politics as well. As poet Padraig O’ Tuama aptly phrases it: You divide and conquer a population, so they fight amongst themselves, and you don’t have to.[1] The divide and conquer tactic... Read More.
Right to Read Day!
O ur freedom to read has been under assault for what seems like an eternity. And, the attacks on libraries aren’t just book bans anymore. Now, the groups and individuals behind these attacks on libraries are cutting funding, threatening programs, and most frighteningly, trying to pass laws that target educators and library workers. Even the Department of Education is... Read More.
Speak and Shout from a Man’s Perspective
Laurie Halse Anderson’s book Speak has been accused of being anti-male. There’s also Anderson’s follow-up work Shout: The True Story of a Survivor Who Refused to be Silenced. It’s a poetic memoir written during the height of the MeToo movement, which has been characterized by book banners as containing political propaganda. But are these books really anti-male? Guest essayist... Read More.
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