The Center for Children's Books at the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign is excited to announce two upcoming Zoom events from our yearlong program about Religion and Culture in 21st Century Youth Literature. We'd love to (virtually) see you there!
October 21, 12 - 1 pm Central Time
2024 Gryphon Lecture featuring Anastasia Ulanowicz
"Rethinking the Influence of Religion and Religious Identity in Contemporary US Children's Literature"
Ulanowicz will discuss important children's and young adult texts about religious identity during the postwar period, including All of a Kind Family, Are You There God, It's Me Margaret, The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl, Anastasia Krupnik, and A Wrinkle In Time.
Register Here
November 4, 12 - 1 pm Central Time
Isabel Lopez Coelho
"Where the Wild Things Are: North America's Cultural Influence Over the Brazilian Editorial Market"
Coelho examines how Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are was translated into Portuguese and its publication in Brazil.
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Thank you!
Suzan
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Suzan Alteri
Co-Chair
ODOLOS Advisory Committee and EDI Assembly
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