Description
Grow is an initiative of three scholars with different linguistic and cultural backgrounds (coming from the Netherlands, Italy, and Poland) that aims to stimulate transnational dialogue and collaboration among young scholars, focusing on non-anglophone works and underrepresented research in international academia.In our endeavours, we have experienced how focusing on the visuals of international picturebooks can lead to fun and engaging intercultural exchanges within university settings and beyond. One example of this was a workshop we guided at the Crossing Paths Conference (University of Padua, 2024). During this workshop, aimed at a group of student-teachers, teachers, librarians, and other educators, we focused on images representing interactions between adults and children taken from Dutch, Italian, and Polish picturebooks. The focus on the visuals of picturebooks from different countries led to lively exchanges between the participants and to the development of their visual analysis skills. It showed us that the comparative reading of pictures is a stimulating activity fostering interest and pleasure in reading picturebooks.
| Period | 23 Nov 2024 |
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| Event title | Fostering dialogue: Teaching Children’s Literature and Reading for Fun at University |
| Event type | Conference |
| Degree of Recognition | International |