My special topic paper discusses the consequences of problematic authors, how people view their works after their controversies, and how libraries handle controversial books and authors. Not only that but with my paper I have discussed the question of whether people should separate the art from the artists, especially in regards to books and their problematic authors.
Since J.K. Rowling took to Twitter, now called X, about her views on an article talking about people who menstruate, in which she hinted that the word they were looking for was women. There has been backlash and debate on whether people should be reading her books and supporting the author through her books.
This argument brought up a long-argued debate on whether people can or should separate art from their artists. Whether it be books, paintings, music, etc. I discussed both sides of this debate and discussed the issues of each argument. I then went on to discuss what consequences these authors and their books would have in public libraries, even when public libraries take neutral stances on these issues.
Hi Emilia,
ReplyDeleteDid you happen to mention Cait Corrain in your paper? She was supposed to debut this year but was found out to have been review bombing other authors debuting in her genre at the same time under anonymous accounts. Wild stuff!
Hi Emilia! This sounds like a really interesting subject to deep-dive into. Having grown up with the internet, I would be interested to learn how current-day controversies differ from those pre social media; it seems like there are so many more avenues and opportunities for creators to express their controversial opinions and political views and for others to call them out publicly (rather than relying on magazines, I suppose?)
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