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THIS!! Also, just taking art as pretty things dissmissess the WHOLE point of art, art is the languague of the soul, of society, of humanity. Art is a way of comunicating a thing. All art is poiltical even if it's not intended to. As a wise man once said on his own Instagram coments "art without a message is just decoration"

Yeah. Also now that we're bringing piracy to the table, i think piracy is an importan tool to preserve art from censor and bans. While a book can be banned by a goverment from being in bookstores and libraries, no one can stop internet pirates from reading it, not even if they try (cause they have and they just can't).

@@Pelusanefasta Not just banned books, but also books or media that is impossible to get to otherwise because it's not distributed by anyone else. With streaming and other subsciption services deciding which content we have access to we're going deeper in to an era where media disappears and gets forgotten for the lack of direct commercial profit in providing it. Libraries are also hugely valuable in this, but we need to make sure they keep being funded and valued.

@@markreadsbo so, it’s a super complex thing that I have a lot of feelings about so I’m going to try and explain concisely but apologies if it comes across a little bit jumbled. My stance on books is a lot about the ideology and thought processes that come across from authors, narratives and reader engagement. So the ideologies that underpin political events are also ideologies that can be seen reflected and challenged in literature. So, let’s use the JK Rowling example. I don’t wish to support the books because I don’t wish to support the author, creating a bigger platform for her views because I very much do not agree with them. That does not mean that’s other people have to subscribe to my value system in that way, but I do think acknowledging the wrong doings of authors and making informed decisions on who we provide those platforms via financial support and literary revere is important. Rather than advocating for censorship, I advocating for knowledgable and informed conversations surrounding books, and understanding what they reflect about society. One of the most important things is understanding why we may or may not like/agree with a book, and being willing to consider other viewpoints surrounding their merits and drawbacks. Having those conversation not only matters for critically engaging with literature but with each other to enhance our ability to consider the world around us critically

@HolllieRose thanks for the reply, that was far more considered view that you get on most UA-cam videos and comments section. I do think there is a debate about censorship and book banning, that needs to take place. The problem is everyone as their own view on were that should be. But individuals can have their own views its when they put them on every one else. The cultural landscape as changed so much in the last 40 years. Means that people who where called politically correct (80's term) are now calling people woke, the present day equivalent.

That sounds like a solid and interesting piece of potential research. I feel like a survey or interview series on this would be really cool 🫶🏻

Hello. I also have a B.A. in English. Glad to hear from another lit lover and thank you for clarifying this topic for me.

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So when books are removed and barred form schools libraries, that is widely regarded as them being banned from that context. When public library funding and literacy levels are falling, access to books is being increasingly restricted and school libraries are often the only place, or at least the primary place, young people can access books. To fundamentally decide young people should not have access to specific books that is directed at them as an audience is different to simply not stocking them - it is banning them. And I also think considering young adults and teens specifically, there is often fear mongering about sexual content in books that is taken out of context by people who often do not read the entire book and don't critically engage with the content or context to understand the message behind it. Exposure to healthy conversations surrounding intimacy and consent is something we reasonably have to allow for young people, especially to counteract unhealthy and violent perceptions of sex that are often culturally packaged and delivered to young people. It's why sex ed is so important. And I think books can be a part of that conversation when their target demographic is young adults because they deal with those things in a way cognisant of young people, their feelings and their ability to understand.

@@HolllieRose I think we both agree that sex education is important. Having teens learn about what sex, consent, safety and healthy habits, and puberty are important, but there’s a difference between healthy sex education and smut in books that kids, remember not at an age to consent to sex or consume adult content for a reason, should have access too. These books have content that make school board members blush and kick people out when they are being read out loud to the board. With or without context, KIDS don’t need to read about two adults performing sexual acts on each other. These books don’t belong in school. I love a smutty book but kids under the age of 18 have no business being able to check them out of a school library. Again if they want to purchase it in a book store no one is stoping them. Also, I don’t believe there is any correlation between these books not being allowed in school and literacy rates. These books weren’t around before and literacy rates were higher. COVID school shut downs killed our education system. Also, with new technology the attention spans of kids has diminished. On top of that there are so so many other books out there, that these one or two books not being allowed in a few school doesn’t make an impact. You started the video with what a true book banning looks like, and I agree, what Germany did with burning and banning books is a true, book banning, not this this crap (I don’t agree with them doing this just the terminology). This is just not allowing it, again, in a few school libraries, the kids can still bring in the book themselves and it’s not going to be snatched out of there hands, therefore it’s not banned. It’s just not allowed in the school library, aka to be provided to students by the school. Just because some people call it a book banning doesn’t make it accurate. I appreciate you allowing for this discussion though, and I love seeing the engagement, so thank you!

Yeah I do think we agree we’re just talking about slightly different things with sexual content in books. Because I’m pulling on my example in this video where one section of a book is taken out of context in a book featuring teenagers written for teenagers. In this context, this is a book that exists in libraries and has been removed, not simply placed on a do not buy list. And I think those two things are categorically different. My point on literacy rates was the more general aspect of book bans. When books like The Hunger Games are proposed to be banned, or already being banned, I think there is a real detriment being caused to the access to books that promote critical thinking and engagement, especially when without as much access to public libraries (which the American Library Association tracks data on attempted bans there too) young people may not have access to a wide variety of books or be encourage to dedicate time and money to reading - because I can’t be the only one noticing books getting more and more expensive. I’m finding it really interesting to engage with and see different viewpoints though. Thanks for commenting!

You don't live in the US do you? Or if you do, you're from the south or live there. Banned books book banning isn't done by our whole government 🙄 it's done county by county and sometimes even city by city.

​@@HolllieRosethe person above doesn't actually know the American system.

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"Little Women" and "Anne of Green Gables", "Sense And Sensibility" are political, and so is Jules Verne ...

And also to consider that the act of reading is a political act, and choosing to read apolitically is a political act, politics is something we actively cannot escape in the conversation surrounding books

Yeah, exactly. Like I said, Section 28 came about in part due to a book. No single part of a political movement or legislation exists in a vacuum or can be whittled down to just one cause. The point of interest for me here was that a book was part of Section 28 coming to be, which removed LGBTQ+ representation from schools including in school libraries, when arguably young readers are the ones most in need of representation for authentic and stable identity development. Section 28 is a topic I would love to do another video about at some point, exploring the correlation between attitudes of acceptance being demonised, and the discovery of Jenny Lives with Eric and Martin - which was meant to help create further acceptance - in the library of the Inner London Education Authority resulting in the Education Secretary called it propaganda, and Section 28 being introduced as a formal and legislative turning away from acceptance narratives - both within literature and society.

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. It's really interesting to hear about other people's perspectives. I do think it's important to be able to engage with critical thinking and reading, even if it is as simple as recognising why we read certain books. Arguably, making note of representation/relationship dynamics/types of worlds etc. that we enjoy is all part of figuring out what we do and do not like to read and, whether we're aware of it or not, those are all part of the politics of the books we read. Escapism and reading for fun is fine - honestly I encourage it if it encourages more people to read. But I also think it is important to recognise even the choice of not reading politically is a political choice - I think the recognition of that would stop a lot of the discourse surrounding books and politics. And to understand whether people are separating themselves from politics because they don't feel welcomed in political conversations, or because they actually don't wish to engage with them.

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Thank you so much!!! I’m taking a bit of a summer break but I’ll be back with all sorts of St Andrews content soon x

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What I've found is it's like anywhere that has a stereotype, there are people that fit it and people that don't. Some people do come having known each other before hand/from school but not everyone does. And on the whole everyone is super friendly and wants to get to know people. My advice is joining a sports team or society, either in college or at the uni level, is really useful for making friends. But I have met some of my best friends at Hatfield through getting involved with college and sports, and I know the jcr exec for next year are all lovely and dedicated to making hatfield as welcoming as possible for everyone. I've honestly loved my time at Hatfield! xx

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Thanks Lou! I’ve missed rambling to a camera so it might become a more regular thing again… x

thank you! so glad you enjoyed it!

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Thank you! Honestly there are so many books, although I probably should have realised that when I signed up for a literature degree 🙈

Ah we're back and better than ever! I am so ready for autumn, I am channelling my all into the vibes x

thank you, it brings such a smile to my face reading comments like this and good like starting uni!

You don’t know how much reading that has made me smile. What are you going to be studying?

@@HolllieRose drama and theatre :)