Midwestern Miscellany LII (Spring-Fall 2024)

<p><em>Midwestern Miscellany</em> is a peer-reviewed academic journal published twice a year by The Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature. This double issue no. LII (Spring-Fall 2024) is edited by John Rohrkemper. Contributions in this issue focus on the theme Banned in the Heartland. Contents:</p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Banned in Lewiston: Edgar Lee Masters's <em>Spoon River Anthology</em> -- Marcia Noe</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Sinclair Lewis's <em>Main Street</em> and America's Cultural Divide -- Ralph Goldstein</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>'One of the Filthiest Books of the Year': Hemingway's <em>The Sun Also Rises</em> as Banned Book -- Donald A. Daiker</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Avoiding the 'Weathering' of Black Girly by Not Banning Toni Morrison's <em>The Bluest Eye</em> -- Marilyn Judith Atlas</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Who's Afraid of Books? Banning Toni Morrison's <em>Beloved</em> in Michigan -- Maureen N. Eke</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>'We Can't Stop Living': No Love for Queer Memoirs in the Heartland -- Haley M. Bateman and Patrick S. Allen</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Literary Gatekeeping in Midwestern Classrooms: Book Challenges Early Reading Instruction and Reading in Context -- Patricia Oman</li></ol>