{"product_id":"on-book-banning-or-how-the-new-censorship-consensus-trivializes-art-and-undermines-democracy-paperback","title":"On Book Banning: Or, How the New Censorship Consensus Trivializes Art and Undermines Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIra Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe freedom to read is under attack.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the destruction of libraries in ancient Rome to today's state-sponsored efforts to suppress LGBTQ+ literature, book bans arise from the impulse toward social control. In a survey of legal cases, literary controversies, and philosophical arguments, Ira Wells illustrates the historical opposition to the freedom to read and argues that today's conservatives and progressives alike are warping our children's relationship with literature and teaching them that the solution to opposing viewpoints is outright expurgation. At a moment in which our democratic institutions are buckling under the stress of polarization, \u003cem\u003eOn Book Banning\u003c\/em\u003e is both rallying cry and guide to resistance for those who will always insist upon reading for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIra Wells\u003c\/b\u003e is a critic, essayist, and an associate professor at Victoria College in the University of Toronto, where he teaches in the Northrop Frye stream in literature and the humanities in the Vic One program. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other venues. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eNorman Jewison: A Director's Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Toronto with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.7 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978288791853,"sku":"9781771966634","price":17.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/e16vnPbgfJ9781771966634.webp?v=1775801472","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/on-book-banning-or-how-the-new-censorship-consensus-trivializes-art-and-undermines-democracy-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}