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“Harmful to Minors” : How Book Bans Hurt Adolescent Development

Pickering, Grace·2023·The Serials Librarian
DOI 10.1080/0361526x.2023.2245843
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The following article analyzes the current wave of book bans in the United States of America. Book banning has a long history; the modern predominant focus on young people's reading materials grew around fifty years ago with the increased publication of realistic depictions of the lived experiences, identities, and personhoods of children and young people. Nonetheless, the current form of censorship is different: bigger, more politicized, and more targeted at those living with marginalized identities, particularly people of color and those with LGBTQ+ identities. This article argues that book banning places a unique burden on adolescent development and is particularly harmful to those living with marginalized identities.

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Authors
Pickering, G.
Affiliations
Pratt Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Pickering, Grace
Venue
The Serials Librarian
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2023-05-19
Volume
84
Issue
1-4
Pages
32-45
ISSN
  • 0361-526X (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-1095
DOI
10.1080/0361526x.2023.2245843
OpenAlex
W4387093485
Cited by
15
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0
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2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4
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11.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
The Serials Librarian (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Administration
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Themes in Literature Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Law › Law, Rights, and Freedoms
Keywords
book bans, censorship, adolescent development, young adult literature, marginalized identities, LGBTQ youth, people of color

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