Ilan Stavans: "People of the Picture Book: The Many Diasporas"

"People of the Picture Book: The History of Jewish Children's Literature" is a three-lecture series led by Ilan Stavans that explores the illuminating journey of Jewish children's books from the medieval Haggadah to the rich, multicultural literature produced worldwide today. Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities, Latin American, and Latino Culture at Amherst College, publisher of Restless Books, and host of the NPR podcast "In Contrast."

People of the Picture Book: You Shall Not Worship Idols
Tuesday, May 1, 7 p.m.
In the first lecture, Professor Stavans investigates storytelling from the Middle Ages and the Enlightenment to the nineteenth century, including a look at the Haggadah and the Book of Esther as tools for educating Jewish children.

People of the Picture Book: The Invention of Childhood
Tuesday, May 8, 7 p.m.
The second lecture surveys the parallel rise of psychoanalysis and the comic-strip industry in the twentieth century as the background against which Jewish children's book classics like Curious George, Where the Wild Things Are, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar emerged.

People of the Picture Book: The Many Diasporas
Tuesday, May 15, 7 p.m.
The final lecture in the series showcases contemporary picture books from different cultural habitats, including the United States, Israel, Europe, Latin America, and the Arab world.

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