Battle of the Bans

Matthew Panozzo is an Assistant Professor of Literacy in the Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership at the University of Memphis. His research interests include exploring identity, empathy and humanity through literature; arts-based education research; and LGBTQ children’s and young adult books. He teaches courses on foundational literacy skills K-8, writing theory and practice, sociolinguistic applications to teaching reading, and survey of children’s literature. He has more than a decade of experience teaching middle and high school English. He serves as a consulting editor for the Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education. He received his EdD from Sam Houston State University, MS from University of Houston–Clear Lake, and BA from the University of St. Thomas.

Paul William Eaton is Associate Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at the University of Alabama. His research interests include Curriculum Theory and Studies in Higher Education, Equity in Higher Education, Critical Theory, Philosophical and Post-Humanities Inquiry, Post-Qualitative & Posthumanist Inquiry, James Baldwin, Digitized College Student Experiences, and Critical Digital Pedagogy. He teaches courses focused on college student development and student affairs, critical and cultural studies in higher education, educational and qualitative research methods, and special topics in education. He has taught graduate and undergraduate seminars, including Banned Books: Historical and Contemporary Issues; James Baldwin: Race, Queerness, and Social Critique; and Digitizing Higher Education. He serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, and Contemporary Perspective in Philosophy and Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University, M.Ed. from the University of Maryland College Park, and B.A. from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.