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Surprising Synergies: Co-Teaching Representations of Migration in German & British Children’s Lit
Motivations In the light of #blacklivesmatter, Maha El Hissy @mahaelhissy, Assistant Professor of German Literature at the University of...
Sandra Dinter & Maren Conrad
Jul 22, 20205 min read


Deconstructions of Childhood in Contemporary English Fiction for Adults
This month the International Committee welcomes Dr. Sandra Dinter of Friedrich-Alexander University who discusses the inspiration and...

Sandra Dinter
Jan 7, 20205 min read


The Boys’ Adventure Novel and Missionary Accounts of Pacific Islanders
In 1847 a Pacific Islander named Kiro arrived at London’s West India docks, having travelled from his home in the Cook Islands with the...
Michelle Elleray
Nov 26, 20196 min read


Russian Samizdat, Children’s Literature, and the Sunset Years of the Soviet Empire
For this post, we invite back translator Olga Bukhina who shares her fascinating account of Samizdat children's literature--part of the...
Olga Bukhina
Sep 25, 20199 min read


My Chinese Words: Part 3
This post is the final post of a three part series in which Perry Nodelman discusses the Chinese translation of his seminal text Words...
Perry Nodelman
Jul 16, 20197 min read


My Chinese Words: Part 2
This post is part two of a three part series in which Perry Nodelman discusses the Chinese translation of his seminal text Words about...
Perry Nodelman
Jul 9, 20195 min read


My Chinese Words: Part 1
I wrote this book: I wrote it—but I can’t read it. What I can read is the book it is a translation of: Seeing this new translation gave...
Perry Nodelman
Jul 2, 20197 min read


Embracing and Celebrating Difference in Janosch’s Tiger and Bear Books
EDITED: I have updated the language of this post after a few comments made me aware that the words “tolerance” and “lifestyle” are...
René Fleischbein
Mar 5, 20194 min read


Monster in the Mecha: The Female “Double Bind” in Mobile Fighter G Gundam
I’ve been an anime fan since I was young; from the early days of Toonami, through the late-night marathons on Adult Swim, to seeking out...
Charles (CJ) Yow
Feb 12, 20197 min read


Embracing Body Diversity in "Undead Girl Gang" and "Gabi: A Girl in Pieces"
Recent discussions about children’s and young adult literature have focused on diversity—or the lack thereof—in the field. Activists and...
Mary Stephens
Jan 22, 20196 min read
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