Posted 6:42 p.m. Thursday, April 5, 2012
An expert on Muslim children’s books will speak on “Issues Within Children’s Literature that Represent Muslims” at UW-La Crosse.
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An expert on Muslim children’s books will speak on “Issues Within Children’s Literature that Represent Muslims” at UW-La Crosse.
Oklahoma State University Assistant Professor Seemi Aziz will give the presentation three times: 2:10-3:20 p.m. and 4- 6 p.m. Monday, April 16, and 12:40-1:50 p.m. Tuesday, April 17. All programs are in the Alice Hagar Curriculum Center on the 2nd floor of Murphy Library. A reception with refreshments will be held for the first half hour of the 4 p.m. April 16 presentation, with the program at 4:30. All are free and open to the public.
Aziz, originally from Pakistan, has research interests that include adolescent and children's literature, language arts, reading, colonial and postcolonial discourse, critical content analysis, critical pedagogy, diversity issues within education, literacy, teacher education curriculum development, semiotics and visual culture.
She has written, presented and published numerous times on subjects such as “Issues of Authenticity within Multicultural Literature of the Youth,” “Literature as a Tool for Intercultural Acceptance,” “Volatile Global Regions through Literature of the Youth,” “Introducing Children to the World Through Literature and the Arabic Language,” “Invisible ideologies in Children's Literature: Koreans, Muslims, & Jews dealing with the ‘Other’,” and “War Zones or Peace Zones: Border Rhetoric Beyond the Intifada in Young Adult Literature.”
This is the sixth in the annual series of programs highlighting multicultural children’s literature. The programs are a hands-on experience for many local educators and students. Participants can browse through award-winning books on display, interact with the speaker, and network with other area teachers, librarians, and other educators.
The program is sponsored by UW-L’s Murphy Library, Campus Climate and Diversity, and School of Education. For more information see: http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/events/childlit12.html
If you go—
What: “Issues Within Children’s Literature that Represent Muslims”
Who: Seemi Aziz, Assistant Professor of Reading and Literacy Education-School of Teaching and Curriculum Leadership/College of Education, Oklahoma State University
Where: Alice Hagar Curriculum Center, Murphy Library second floor
When: 2:10-3:20 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Monday, April 16 (refreshments 4-4:30)
12:40-1:50 p.m. Tuesday, April 17
Admission: Free
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An expert on Muslim children’s books will speak on “Issues Within Children’s Literature that Represent Muslims” at UW-La Crosse.
Oklahoma State University Assistant Professor Seemi Aziz will give the presentation three times: 2:10-3:20 p.m. and 4- 6 p.m. Monday, April 16, and 12:40-1:50 p.m. Tuesday, April 17. All programs are in the Alice Hagar Curriculum Center on the 2nd floor of Murphy Library. A reception with refreshments will be held for the first half hour of the 4 p.m. April 16 presentation, with the program at 4:30. All are free and open to the public.
Aziz, originally from Pakistan, has research interests that include adolescent and children's literature, language arts, reading, colonial and postcolonial discourse, critical content analysis, critical pedagogy, diversity issues within education, literacy, teacher education curriculum development, semiotics and visual culture.
She has written, presented and published numerous times on subjects such as “Issues of Authenticity within Multicultural Literature of the Youth,” “Literature as a Tool for Intercultural Acceptance,” “Volatile Global Regions through Literature of the Youth,” “Introducing Children to the World Through Literature and the Arabic Language,” “Invisible ideologies in Children's Literature: Koreans, Muslims, & Jews dealing with the ‘Other’,” and “War Zones or Peace Zones: Border Rhetoric Beyond the Intifada in Young Adult Literature.”
This is the sixth in the annual series of programs highlighting multicultural children’s literature. The programs are a hands-on experience for many local educators and students. Participants can browse through award-winning books on display, interact with the speaker, and network with other area teachers, librarians, and other educators.
The program is sponsored by UW-L’s Murphy Library, Campus Climate and Diversity, and School of Education. For more information see: http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/events/childlit12.html
If you go—
What: “Issues Within Children’s Literature that Represent Muslims”
Who: Seemi Aziz, Assistant Professor of Reading and Literacy Education-School of Teaching and Curriculum Leadership/College of Education, Oklahoma State University
Where: Alice Hagar Curriculum Center, Murphy Library second floor
When: 2:10-3:20 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Monday, April 16 (refreshments 4-4:30)
12:40-1:50 p.m. Tuesday, April 17
Admission: Free