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Focus on American Children's Literature mini-symposium

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KEYNOTE: Professor Jerry Griswold

SPEAKERS: Katy Day, Sarah Hardstaff, Dawn Sardella-Ayres, Anna Savoie, Meghanne Flynn

HISTORY WARS : Politics in American Childrenā€™s Books

Professor Jerry Griswold will explain how, in the era of the Tea Party, the Left and the Right are battling over ownership of the American past. And he will explain something curious: How this war is being fought in the arena of childrenā€™s books.

A former professor at San Diego State University, Griswold is a specialist in American childrenā€™s literature and the author of seven books. He has been a frequent contributor to the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.

This talk is part of the Pedagogy, Language, Arts & Culture in Education (PLACE) Group Seminars series.

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