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bell hooks (In Memoriam) and Book Challenges: Education as a Practice of Freedom

bell hooks’ writing about teaching has some pertinent lessons for today’s book challenges and proposed laws that presume students should avoid discussions of race and sexuality as much as possible. hooks shows us how this thinking is harmful and how we can help students benefit by embracing experiences of diversity.

January 26, 2022January 24, 2022 Emily Cukier Academic Freedom, Authors, Diversity
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