In recognition of Banned Books Week (September 22-28) we are launching our inaugural book club with James LaRue's On Censorship: A Public Librarian Examines Cancel Culture in the US. Join us for a live meeting with the author on Wednesday, Oct 2 at 7pm ET.
In preparation for the live stream, read along with our ILV advisors who will discuss the book in 4 brief special episodes of the Dissidents Podcast to be released on Wednesdays, September 4-25.
This is the third episode, but you can find a link to our earlier conversations here.
This week we are discussing Part II, entitled “Cancel Culture”.
In On Censorship James LaRue issues a balanced and reasonable call to action for all citizens. It is a combination of personal reflection and deep dive into specifics of book banning. James LaRue has been a public library director for many years, and was director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, and ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. He has written, spoken, and consulted extensively on intellectual freedom issues, leadership and organizational development, community engagement, and the future of libraries. He lives in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. This year the theme of Banned Books week is "Freed Between the Lines." The annual event is a reminder that the freedom to read is a liberal value worth defending. Learn more about banned books here: https://ala.org/bbooks/banned
Resources:
On Censorship Book Club: Episode I
On Censorship Book Club: Episode II
ILV presents it's monthly series of panel discussions on Queer Liberalism, cohosted by our partner organization, the online magazine Queer Majority. QM’s Editor-in-Chief Rio Veradonir will moderate. Each discussion will feature a panel of prominent and emerging thinkers with relevant experience and expertise. The goal of the series is to recenter queer discourse on liberalism, by critiquing anti-liberal trends in the movement and modeling a more moderate, reformist approach. After each discussion, there will be a live Q&A.
This month our panelists include
, , Joshua Eakle, Lewis Oakley and Eli Vieira (Read bios and access the calendar link on Circle).
On Censorship Book Club: Episode III