In Literature and the New Culture Wars, Professor Deborah Appleman addresses the contentious contemporary discourse around which books deserve a place in the classroom, breaking down practical strategies for teaching troubled texts while still confronting and dissecting the controversies they may invoke.

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Co-edited with Peter Williamson: School, Not Jail: How Educators Can Disrupt School Pushout and Mass Incarceration

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