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Publication Date: 2004-Mar-1
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In Defense of Harry...but Not His Defenders: Beyond Censorship to Justice
Glanzer, Perry L.
English Journal, v93 n4 p58 Mar 2004
The weaknesses of the Harry Potter series and other controversial literatures, which protect student's liberty of conscience and accomplish the ends of public education, are examined. The ways in which educators show justice to different worldviews when assigning literature are discussed.
Descriptors: Public Education, Fantasy, World Views, Teachers, Intellectual Freedom, Childrens Literature, Justice, Reading Materials
National Council of Teachers of English, 111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Web site: http://www.ncte.org/journals
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