Octavia Butler’s shift in the last 40 years to ever expanding popularity in both academia and popular culture is due not only to her brilliant (and at times prescient) work, but also to generations of fans heralding her books to anyone…
358 search results for "drama "
Adding The Handmaid’s Tale Graphic Novel to Your Library or Classroom Collection
Margaret Atwood’s dystopian classic The Handmaid’s Tale is experiencing a resurgence in popularity, its themes and message resonating with new and familiar audiences alike. Between Atwood’s long awaited sequel, The Testaments, being released and the award-winning television series, it’s likely…
The Suppression of Blazing Combat During the Vietnam War
“Censorship of the Worst Kind” The Suppression of Blazing Combat During the Vietnam War by Brian M. Puaca In the summer of 1965, the United States was escalating its involvement in Vietnam in order to prevent the Communist North from…
Know Your Rights: A Retailer Resource
by Charles Brownstein For more than 30 years, CBLDF has been assisting retailers with cases in which their First Amendment rights are threatened. While the kinds of cases we are called to defend have changed over time, laws that affect…
Keep the Light On All Year Long: 12 Banned Comics Reading List
As Banned Books Week draws to a close, it’s crucial to remember that this celebration is to draw attention to the challenges and bans that happen all year long. To keep the spirit of free expression going from this Banned…
History of Comics Censorship, Week Six
Editor’s Note: This resource is the six-part of series based on one of CBLDF’s most popular presentations about the history of comics censorship. We’ll be posting a segment each week leading up to and including Banned Books Week, September 22…
Get Ready For Banned Books Week With CBLDF!
Next week is Banned Books Week, September 22 – 28. For educators, librarians, and parents, it falls at a hectic time of year, getting kids back into the routine of homework, school, not to mention all of the extracurriculars the…
9 Great Graphic Novels to Gear Up for Back to School!
As the summer winds down and the excitement of a new school year begins, some parents – plus aunts, uncles, grandparents, and babysitters – may worry about how to get kids/teens in their lives to switch gears back towards academics. Sure,…
CBLDF’s Webinar Series
CBLDF’s webinar series is intended to provide practical advice, strategies, and resources to help educators and librarians include comics-based curriculum and programming into their classrooms and libraries and to help comics retailers better serve their communities. Below you will find…
Check Out These LGBTQ+ Comics for Summer
To honor Pride Month, CBLDF aims to highlight resources and comics that celebrate LGBTQ+ characters, content, and creators. Each year the American Library Association releases a list of the most challenged and banned books and comics based on reported challenges,…