Open call: DRIN – Visions for children’s literature. A webinar on diversity and representation, deadline 4th May
Children’s books shape the world view we grow up with. It is important
for children to be able to recognize themselves in stories,
illustrations and narratives and, at the same time, to learn about the
different realities of life around them. Does children’s literature in
Germany, Finland and other (Northern) European countries today reflect
the increasingly diverse societies in which we live, or does it make a
growing proportion of its young population invisible?
How can alternative, under-represented narratives, voices and images be introduced? What good examples can we share? And what can the various players in this field – authors, illustrators, publishers, libraries and readers – learn from each other? These are questions the Goethe-Institut together with the artist Warda Ahmed, the illustrator EL BOUM and the author Chantal-Fleur Sandjon are asking in the project DRIN – Diversity, Representation, Inclusion, Norm Critique.
THE WEBINAR
We invite you to take part in a webinar that aims to share insights into the field of children’s literature: how to get access into the publishing world, how to find colleagues/ partners who are interested in the same topics to work on together?
The webinar will include an introduction to the project DRIN, three short lectures with a Q&A by a representative of a publisher and an illustrator. There is also the possibility to work in small groups on visions:
1 visions for authors,
2 visions for illustrators,
3 visions for the book market and
4 visions for narratives.
TIMETABLE
10-10.20
Introduction of the project by the Goethe-Institut and Warda Ahmed
10.20-10.50
Short lectures à 15 min by a representative of a publisher and the artist/illustrator Jesse Matilainen
10.50-12.00
Working groups and results of the working groups: how do we go on?
OPEN CALL
The OPEN CALL has space for ten participants. If you are interested, please send us your name and a short motivation why you want to participate until Mon 04.05.2020 via e-mail: anmeldungen.kultur.helsinki@goethe.de.
Please let us also know in which working group you would like to participate. The participation is free of charge.
The webinar is part of #StopHatredNow.
