Conference / Tradeshow All Ages
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(902) 585-1502
Event in Room: 132
Atlantic Child, Youth, & Place: Looking Back & Forth
11:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Conference Registration in BAC lobby
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Session 1
Miss Grove and James DeMill: Place and Prejudice In 19th c Maritime Children’s Literature. Gwendolyn Davies, University of New Brunswick
“Something that comes very near to the heart:” Selecting, Retelling, and Reshaping Mi’kmaq Tales as Children’s Literature.” David Creelman, University of New Brunswick, Saint John
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Session 2
A Map of Anne: the intersections between place and identity construction in L.M. Montgomery's Anne series. Erin Spring, University of Lethbridge
Island Raised: L.M. Montgomery’s Ecocritical Nostalgia of Childhood. Janet Grafton, University of Northern British Columbia
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Break
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Session 3
Homecoming?: Visiting Grandparents in Atlantic Canada in Alistair MacLeod’s “The Return” and Budge Wilson’s Oliver’s Wars. Yoko Araki, Hokkaido Information University
“I’m a spelunker and a fuh-lunker:”
Sheree Fitch’s Pluto’s Ghost and the voice of the Reluctant Reader. Meaghan Smith, University of British Columbia
Acadia Art Gallery opening of Image. Word. Design: Exploring Picture Book Illustration in Atlantic Canada with Artist Panel and readings @ 7 p.m.
[email protected]
(902) 585-1502
Event in Room: 132
Atlantic Child, Youth, & Place: Looking Back & Forth
11:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Conference Registration in BAC lobby
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Session 1
Miss Grove and James DeMill: Place and Prejudice In 19th c Maritime Children’s Literature. Gwendolyn Davies, University of New Brunswick
“Something that comes very near to the heart:” Selecting, Retelling, and Reshaping Mi’kmaq Tales as Children’s Literature.” David Creelman, University of New Brunswick, Saint John
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Session 2
A Map of Anne: the intersections between place and identity construction in L.M. Montgomery's Anne series. Erin Spring, University of Lethbridge
Island Raised: L.M. Montgomery’s Ecocritical Nostalgia of Childhood. Janet Grafton, University of Northern British Columbia
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Break
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Session 3
Homecoming?: Visiting Grandparents in Atlantic Canada in Alistair MacLeod’s “The Return” and Budge Wilson’s Oliver’s Wars. Yoko Araki, Hokkaido Information University
“I’m a spelunker and a fuh-lunker:”
Sheree Fitch’s Pluto’s Ghost and the voice of the Reluctant Reader. Meaghan Smith, University of British Columbia
Acadia Art Gallery opening of Image. Word. Design: Exploring Picture Book Illustration in Atlantic Canada with Artist Panel and readings @ 7 p.m.
Admission
Pricing
$20 per session, $60 for the day, or Full Conference Fee ($195 regular; $100 student/retired/unwaged)
Where to buy Tickets: During conference registration times on the day or online.
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$20 per session, $60 for the day, or Full Conference Fee ($195 regular; $100 student/retired/unwaged)
Where to buy Tickets: During conference registration times on the day or online.
Purchase Tickets Online
Beveridge Arts Centre
