Tag: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Mat-Su, Maya, and Rape in Literature
By taking a look at Mat-Su’s recent censorship controversy, I consider why challenges to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and other books that address rape are so common—and how we might address concerns about sexual trauma in literature without banning or unfairly labeling books.
Let Students Learn: Our Response to the Removal of Classic Novels from Mat-Su School Curriculum
When school boards deny students the ability to read and engage with literature that depicts the range of human experience on the vague grounds of “controversy,” they diminish their students’ educational experience and disparage the constitutional values of free thought.