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Sarah Pyke @sarahpyke.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Nice to see this 'Letter from the Banned Books Network Münster' out in Bookbird, a collaboration w my fantastic colleagues @jenniegouck.bsky.social, @corinnanorue.bsky.social & Silvia Schultermandl (also ft. an exhibition & book group organised by our brilliant students) muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

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A Letter from the Banned Books Network Münster
by JENNIFER GOUCK, CORINNA NORRICK-RÜHL, SARAH PYKE,
and SILVIA SCHULTERMANDL
Dear educators, librarians, students, readers—
Perhaps you’ve seen the headlines or the footage on social media. A classroom setup, recorded on a smartphone: “I’m
not entirely sure this is legal to be teaching .... According to our president, there’s only two genders” (Harrison). In September 2025, a student taking a children’s literature class at Texas A&M University objected to course content that complicated—entirely appropriately—the concept of binary gender. The instructor, Melissa McCoul, was fired (though a faculty panel has now unanimously ruled against this). The dean of the college of arts and science and the head of the department both defended McCoul and were also removed from their posts (Patel and Goodman; Blinder).
This hasn’t come out of the blue.

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Fachbereich 09 Philologie der Universität Münster @fb09public.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Vom 11. bis 13. Februar veranstaltet das BBNM die Online-Konferenz "Thinking of the Children: Book Bans, Censorship and Literature for Young People". Mehr Infos: uni.ms/tce08 @uni-muenster.de #bannedbooks #booksky (2/2)

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Fachbereich 09 Philologie der Universität Münster @fb09public.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Das Banned Books Network Münster (BBNM) lädt alle Interessierten wieder zu öffentlichen Veranstaltungen ein. Die Reihe "Banned Books in Conversation" wird am 13. Januar und 26. März fortgesetzt. Am 20. Januar wird die preisgekrönte Dokumentation "Banned Together" (2025) gezeigt. (1/2)

Veranstaltungsplakat "Banned Books Network Münster: Winter Semester Events"

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Sarah Pyke @sarahpyke.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!! Thinking of the Children: Book Bans, Censorship and Literature for Young People 11-13 February, over three afternoons (2-7pm CET / 2-7pm CET / 12-5pm CET) Free, online, all welcome. Please share with interested colleagues and students! indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3505/

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Thinking of the Children: Book Bans, Censorship and Literature for Young People, 11-13 February 2026, an online conference hosted by the University of Münster.

Registration open and there is a QR code which sends you to this link: https://indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3505/

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

And, finally, don't miss this fascinating conversation with John Green's translators: 🟢 "A Roundtable Discussion with the Translators of John Green's Novels" Thank you to all my brilliant contributors and to IJYAL for publishing the section. ijyal.ac.uk

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The International Journal of Young Adult Literature

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

While you're there, be sure to check out the two wonderful academic articles: 🟢 "Looking for Meaning and John Green's Existential Antidote to Nihilism" by Jeremy Johnston 🟢 "Power and Parasociality: An Analysis of the 'John Green Tumblr Incident'" by Nicola Welsh-Burke

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

It was an absolute honour to interview @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social as part of an @ijyalnews.bsky.social special section celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Looking for Alaska that I guest edited this year. You can find the interview here: ijyal.ac.uk/articles/10....

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Adding Your Colour to the World’s Largest Ball of Paint: An Interview with John Green on the Twentieth Anniversary of Looking for Alaska (2005) | The International Journal of Young Adult Literature

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Amanda Lastoria @amandalastoria.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I enjoyed presenting on children's Art History picture books this morning. It's kickstarted an exciting new direction for my research :) Thanks to @jenniegouck.bsky.social for organizing the 'Mothers, Motherhood, and Mothering in Children's and Young Adult Literature' #kidlit conference!

Slide with white text reversed out of black background saying Mothers of the Avant-Garde: Depictions of Mothering in Children's Art History Picture Books Amanda Lastoria, PhD

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Amanda Lastoria @amandalastoria.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Registration for online #kidlit conference 'Mothers, Motherhood, and Mothering' is open! indico.uni-muenster.de/event/3701/ I'll present 'Mothers of the Avant-Garde: Depictions of Mothering in Children’s Art History Picture Books'. Thx @jenniegouck.bsky.social at Uni of Münster for organizing!

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Sarah Pyke @sarahpyke.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Yesterday @jenniegouck.bsky.social and I sent out outcome emails for this upcoming conference & spent a happy afternoon arranging abstracts into possible panels (old-school, with bits of paper on the rug). We were ✨completely overwhelmed✨ by the response - so much so that we've added an extra day! -

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Just over a week to go! Get those abstracts in 📚

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Sarah Pyke @sarahpyke.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Hello, a little reminder that @jenniegouck.bsky.social and I wrote a long CFP for a conference we're organising, online, next February. Do you have thoughts about book banning and censorship in children's and YA literature? Send 'em in!

A CFP for a conference called Thinking of the Children: Book Bans, Censorship and Literature for Young People. Google doc here: bit.ly/CFPThinkingOfTheChildren

Page two of a CFP for a conference called Thinking of the Children: Book Bans, Censorship and Literature for Young People. Google doc here: bit.ly/CFPThinkingOfTheChildren

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Submit a proposal to the conference Sarah and I are organising! Details below 👇🏻

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Delighted to be giving a guest lecture entitled "Banned in the USA: Banned, Challenged, and Controversial YA Fiction in America" at University of Hamburg on 13th May. If you're in the area, come along! More details below. www.slm.uni-hamburg.de/germanistik/...

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Vortrag von Dr. Jennifer Gouck: "Banned in the USA: Banned, Challenged, and Controversial YA Fiction in America"

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Further information can be found at the link below. Feel free to share with your networks, and please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Link to CFP: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/02/... /end

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cfp | call for papers

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

In an exciting update, I'm delighted to announce that Professor Karen Coats, Professor Lisa Rowe Fraustino, and Dr Carrie Spencer will give a joint keynote (more details to follow). /2

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

🚨Just one month to go until the call for papers for "Mothers, Motherhood, and Mothering in Children's and Young Adult Literature" closes!🚨 This online conference, hosted by the University of Münster, will take place from 12th-14th Nov 2025. Closing date for proposals is Friday 2nd May 2025. /1

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Irish 🤝 Germans Going absolutely feral for nice weather

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Upcoming conference: Mothers, Motherhood, and Mothering in Children's and Young Adult Literature. 💻 Online 🗓️ 12-14 November 2025 🚨 Deadline for proposals 2 May 2025 More details here: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/02/...

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Some Münster highlights from the past two weeks. Happy to be settling in and excited for the year ahead!

The tower of an old church viewed through a large office window with white window frames

A river beside a walking trail, framed by bare trees. The sky is blue and crisp.

A building in the market with ornate architecture including arches and stained glass windows.

The sign to an office. It reads:

GUEST RESEARCHERS

Dr Jennifer Gouck
WiRe Fellow, American Studies

Dr Matthew Patience
English Linguistics

Dr Olubunmi Oyebanji
English Linguistics

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This research feels incredibly urgent given the current political climate in the US. As a woman from Northern Ireland, where abortion only became legal in 2019/2020, it also has a personal resonance. I'm honoured to be able to undertake this project and look forward to making Münster home for 2025.

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

As part of a larger monograph project exploring representations of teenage pregnancy, motherhood, and abortion in American YA, my research during this fellowship will consider the "abortion road trip" narrative, where female protagonists travel across state lines to access reproductive healthcare.

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Well, I guess the cat is out of the bag... Delighted to announce that I will be joining the University of Münster as a WiRE Fellow from January 2025! I'm absolutely thrilled to be hosted by Prof. Dr. Silvia Schultermandl at the Institute of American Studies. 1/2

A screenshot of a LinkedIn post from WiRe - Women in Research announcing the University of Münster WiRe Fellows for 2025: Amra Hasecic, Bruna Távora, Glory Edwards, Jennifer Gouck, Maria Elena Indelicato, and Mehwish Nasim.

A photo of Jennifer Gouck (white woman with brown hair) wearing a red coat and hat, smiling as she poses in front of the English Department at University of Münster (a brown brick building with white window frames).

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Hallo aus Münster! Spending the weekend here ahead of something exciting lined up for 2025 👀

A photo of St Lamberti, a gothic-style Catholic church.

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Carefully saving the deleted section in a new document, just in case I need the worst paragraph ever written for future work

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Wait - got it! App needed an update 🤦🏻‍♀️ I am a fossil.

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Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I am so old, I can't work out how to see it! When I click the link it says page not found 👵 P.S. Can you add me, too?

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 16/02/2024

The first draft is for telling yourself the story, revisions are for telling your readers.

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