Topic

Cycling back to Move ahead: Pedal Power in Picturebooks

Speaker

Jonathan Klassen

Speaker’s Introduction

Soochow University, Associate Professor

Content

Pictirebook creators often depict bicycles nostalgically as belonging to an idealized past. They are also often shown as supremely relevant to modern life and the future. This presentation explores these contrasting representations in English language picturebooks from the 1940's to the present.

Date

2022/ November/ 11^th (FRI.)

Time

13:00~15:00

Location

Classroom C612