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Protecting minors? Book bans are on their way to Britain

There is growing controversy about the banning of books from children’s libraries in the UK. What’s motivating this phenomenon, and what can we do about it? Continue reading →

This entry was posted in 'race', Childhood, Children Youth and Media, children's literature, Documentary, Education, media effects, politics, race, reading, Sex and tagged banned-books, book banning, books, censorship, culture wars, homophobia, LGBTQ+, librarianship, libraries, racism, reading, school libraries on October 2, 2025 by dbuckingham2015.

Citizenship and media education in contested times: an interview with Shakuntala Banaji

In the second of two posts looking at citizenship and media education, this is an interview with one of the most interesting thinkers and researchers in this area, Professor Shakuntala Banaji.

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This entry was posted in 'race', citizenship, class, Digital media, ethnicity, Internet, media education, politics, Public knowledge, social media, Technology in education, Youth and tagged Shakuntala Banaji on June 21, 2021 by dbuckingham2015.

Disinfecting Disney? Tackling the history of representation

The Disney Corporation is putting advisory messages about racial stereotyping on some of its historical films and TV shows. How should we deal with problematic representations from the past?