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April 18, 2008
A message from Debbie Reese, pre-conference presenter
Hi all!
I'm doing a pre-conference session on Tuesday afternoon. The title is a bit challenging:
"Are Librarians Unwittingly Complicit? Informed Selection of Books about American Indians"
but I assure you, I was 'unwittingly complicit' too, back before I began to think critically about the ways that American Indians are shown in children's books. And, I remain 'unwittingly complicit' about a wide range of topics and peoples of the world.
I hope you'll come to this session. Between now and that day, think about books you read as a child. A favorite book, or, one you hated. You might ask your parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, if they remember reading to you, or if they remember you as a reader in childhood. I will start the session by talking about those memories.
See you soon!
Debbie
Visit my Internet blog and resource: American Indians in Children's Literature.
To get to it, go to my faculty bio and click on 'Web Page'
http://www.nah.uiuc.edu/faculty-Reese.htm
Debbie A. Reese (Nanbé Ówîngeh)
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Native American House, Room 2005
1204 West Nevada Street, MC-138
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Email: debreese@uiuc.edu
TEL 217-265-9885
FAX 217-265-9880
Posted by childrens at April 18, 2008 9:31 AM
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