Research and Library Introduction (ENGL 101 and 102)

Sherman Alexie is an incredible author and thinker who also offers fascinating social commentary.  As a bonus, he's also really funny and entertaining.  The videos below capture short snippets and longer interviews with Sherman Alexie.  They are definitely worth a watch.

Sherman Alexie Interview

Here are some links to web sources for further exploration of the banned books topic:

• ALA (American Library Association) banned and challenged books web page (Links to an external site.)
• ALA’s Intellectual Freedom Resource site (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
• TrueTolerance.org (Links to an external site.)
• SafeLibraries.org (Links to an external site.)

Here are some links to web sources for further exploration of the Sherman Alexie banned books topic:

• Glendale Community College (Arizona) Alexie Sherman Banned Book page (Links to an external site.)
• An article from the online magazine “Guernica” (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was banned in Meridian, ID in 2014 (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
• Native American blog NetRoots, 2011 post about Lone Ranger and Tonto AND The Absolute True Diary (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
• CBLDF’s (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) article Sherman Alexie: Censorship of Any Form Punishes Curiosity; October 15, 2012, By Mark Bousquet