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In an examination of how children’s literature transmits stereotypes, a series of talks, accompanied by three one-act plays, in a symposium titled What is Children’s Literature?<\/em> will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 1, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2. The public is invited to attend the sessions, which include breaks for discussion and meals, free of charge. <\/p>\n

Symposium presenters, including scholars and Maine children’s author Amy MacDonald<\/a>, will use children’s literature to investigate what social values and stereotypes children learn at a very early age.<\/p>\n

“In this symposium, we would like to evaluate these stories and offer a new approach to prepare the next generation to meet the ‘other,’ ” said Mishael Caspi, <\/em>visiting professor of philosophy and religion, referring to the credo of Emmanuel Levinas, a 20th-century French philosopher and religious thinker, who emphasized personal ethical responsibility to others.<\/p>\n

Primary events for the symposium will be held (unless otherwise noted) in Room 104 of the Olin Arts Center. The events scheduled are as follows:<\/p>\n

Friday, March 1<\/p>\n

4:30 p.m.<\/strong> Keynote Lecture: What is Children’s Literature: Exploring the Boundaries<\/em>, by Marcia Nash, professor of early childhood, University of Maine at Farmington.<\/p>\n

Saturday, March 2<\/p>\n

First Session:<\/p>\n

9 a.m.<\/strong> Putting the Literature Back in Children’s Literature<\/em>, by Falmouth children’s book author Amy MacDonald, who has written Rachel Fister’s Blister<\/em> (1990), Little Beaver and the Echo<\/em> (1997), No More Nice<\/em> (1996), No More Nasty <\/em>(2001) and the forthcoming Quentin Fenon Herter<\/em> (2002).<\/p>\n

Second Session:<\/p>\n

10:30 a.m.<\/strong> Picture Books as Poetry<\/em>, by Anne Dodd, professor of education at Bates and author of two children’s picture books about beachcombing, The Story of Sea Glass <\/em>(1999) and Footprints and Shadows<\/em> (1992).<\/p>\n

11:15 a.m.<\/strong> Children’s Imagination: Imagining Children<\/em>, by Frank Carner, professor of English at the University of Southern Maine.<\/p>\n

Third Session:<\/p>\n

1 p.m.<\/strong> Picturing Diversity in Maine and the World<\/em>, by Denise Pendleton, co-director of Born to Read, a program of the Maine Humanities Council.<\/p>\n

1:45 p.m.<\/strong> The Other — A Resource or Threat? A Model Based on Two Children’s Stories: ‘The Ugly Duckling,’ Hans Christian Andersen, and ‘Raspberry Juice,’ H. Senhave<\/em>, by Liora Israeli, lecturer at Gordon College in Haifa, Israel.<\/p>\n

Fourth Session, to be held at Central Maine Technical College:<\/p>\n

2:30 p.m.<\/strong> A production of three one-act plays from the book The Answered Prayers<\/em>, performed by The Lakeside Players at CMTC, under the direction of Bonnie and Bud Santos.<\/p>\n

4:30 p.m.<\/strong> Panel discussion, moderated by Marcus Bruce, professor of religion and African American studies at Bates.<\/p>\n

Sponsored by the Department of Religion and Philosophy, What is Children’s Literature<\/em> is funded by grants from the Maine Humanities Council, the offices of the president, dean of faculty and dean of the college, and the divisions of humanities and interdisciplinary studies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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