While we live in an age of information with fast facts and explainer videos just a tap away, certain histories and stories are becoming harder and harder to find.

This seemingly contradictory phenomenon is explored in “Ban this Book: Censorship, Sexuality, and Questions of Harm,” a unique graduate course offered at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University that encourages students to take direct, local action against censorship.

Throughout the course, students learn about the different laws, policies, trials, and practices used to target books, bookstores, libraries, and schools for representations of marginalized sexual and gender identities – and, more recently, racialized identities and information about racist and imperial histories.

Taught by English professor Jodie Medd, the goal of the course is to educate about this history of censorship and connect that history to the challenges we face today, such as  to remove certain books from their libraries.

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The shortlists for the 38th annual Lambda Literary Awards have been announced and we are over the moon to share that the debut play  by  is one of five finalists for the Lambda Award in LGBTQ+ Drama!

Heartlines imagines the extraordinary love, art, lives, and resistance of gender pioneers Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore.

A huge congratulations to Sarah! Check out the complete list of Lambda Literary Award finalists !

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