Philosophy Talk Starters

548: Summer Reading List – Banned Books Edition


Listen Later

More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/summer-reading-list-banned-books-edition.
The American Library Association reports that last year 1,597 books were challenged or removed from libraries, schools, and universities, a record high number (compared to 273 books in 2020). Most of the challenged or removed books deal with themes relating to race or sexuality and gender, and challenges come from both the right and the left. What are the implications for your thought-provoking summer reading? Josh and Ray talk to Stanford English professor Paula Moya about attempts to remove Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" from schools; activist Chaz Stevens about his crusade to ban the Bible from Florida schools; and Jennifer Ruth & Michael Bérubé about their new book, "It's Not Free Speech: Race, Democracy, and the Future of Academic Freedom."
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Philosophy Talk StartersBy Philosophy Talk Starters

  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1

4.1

54 ratings


More shows like Philosophy Talk Starters

View all
Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,115 Listeners

On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,131 Listeners

Philosopher's Zone by ABC listen

Philosopher's Zone

207 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,941 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,189 Listeners

The Political Scene | The New Yorker by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

3,936 Listeners

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps by Peter Adamson

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

1,588 Listeners

Philosophize This! by Stephen West

Philosophize This!

15,080 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,668 Listeners

The Gray Area with Sean Illing by Vox

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

10,694 Listeners

Philosophy For Our Times by IAI

Philosophy For Our Times

304 Listeners

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat by New York Times Opinion

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

6,751 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,013 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,237 Listeners

The Headlines by The New York Times

The Headlines

485 Listeners