Americans have been challenging books at an unprecedented rate. According to the American Library Association, people requested that more than 4,200 titles be removed from public and school libraries in 2023, the highest number in a single year since the ALA started tracking more than 20 years ago. These challenges are compounded by new and […]
Jessica Hines
Jessica Hines is a professor of medieval literature and culture at Whitman College specializing in the study of religion and gender and sexuality. Her public-facing work has been published by Ploughshares, and her academic work has appeared in Exemplaria, the Journal of Medieval & Early Modern Studies, and Religion & Literature, among other venues.