Panel 2: Crossing Borders: Migration, Translation, and Graphic Novel Depiction

Panel 2 (Room 157) 9:45 – 10:45 A.M.
Chair: Rick Gooding

Elizabeth Kennedy, San Diego State University/University of California – Santa Barbara
“Al otro lado”: Transnational Youth Migration through the U.S.-Mexico Border in Film

Saeyong Kim, University of British Columbia
The Author as Translator: Issues in the Cross-Cultural Retelling of Folktales

Jennifer Mah, University of British Columbia
Coming to Know Our Ways: Aboriginal Epistemology and the 7 Generations Graphic Novels

Panel 1: Teaching and Reading Books for Children

Panel 1 (Room 156) 9:45 – 10:45 A.M.
Chair: Judi Saltman

Kay Weisman, University of British Columbia
“Why Should James Dobson Get to Have All the Fun?”: Socio-Political Themes in Horn Book Editorials

Nora Timmerman and Julia Ostertag, University of British Columbia
Too Many Monkeys Jumping in Their Heads: Animal Lessons within Young Children’s Media

Barb Dean, University of Northern British Columbia
The Spirit: A Stranger in the Land of Reading Adolescent Fiction

Conference Details

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Stranger in a Strange Land: Exploring Texts and Media for Young People Across Cultures and Continents is a Peer-Reviewed Graduate Student Conference on Children’s Literature and Cultural Texts with keynote speakers Elizabeth Marshall and Sarah Park held at the University of British Columbia on Saturday, April 28, 2012.

This is a one-day conference showcasing graduate research that explores and questions any facet of children’s literature. We are particularly interested in research that draws
upon the broadly interpreted themes of navigation, exploration, and narrative.

The conference fee of $18 for students and presenters, and $35 for faculty and professionals, includes morning and afternoon refreshments and a catered lunch.