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Poster presentation and research question responses
Why did you choose to work with this/these text(s)?
The topic of artistic communication through an intercultural framework piqued my interest as a unique situation to apply nonverbal communication. I think since there’s more international exchanges its especially important for children to learn how to communicate. In short of immersion of their language how they’re able to draw best symbolizes their ideas. It will be important for future sociability since intercultural meetings are becoming more and more frequent and influencing each other. Seeing the importance of communication through cultural means stood out since it will become more important.
What was the most interesting or surprising thing that you learned as you researched and worked on this project?
It was interesting to learn about how important illustration plays a role in formatting a child’s communication abilities. And inversely how text implies a narrative of it and how it’s open to test their interpretation. Their abilities to do so shows the degree of their intelligence This also made me reflect on the importance of visual arts as a form of non verbal communication. How specifically narration works both ways was also interesting to learn.
How will you apply what you learned or discovered during this project to your teaching or professional goals beyond this course?
It will be important for me to look into different meanings of art to improve my interpretation skills in my future career. Cross cultural interpretation requires knowledge of others’ significance’s and learning to understand them will help improve cultural literacy. There is a lot more to communication than speech, the emotive significance of what they say and believe is what distinguishes most cultures.It will also make me reconsider how other social interaction will be affected if I don’t understand symbolic significance of another’s art. It will be an interesting experience to learn about new cultures from their native perspective.
Brown Girl Dreaming tells the story of my childhood, in verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, I always felt halfway home in each place. In these poems, I share what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and my growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. It also reflects the joy of finding my voice through writing stories, despite the fact that I struggled with reading as a child. My love of stories inspired and stayed with me, creating the first sparks of the writer I was to become.
Title: Say Her Name Author: Zetta Elliott Publisher: Disney Pages: 82 Genre: Poetry Availability: On shelves now Review copy: Digital ARC via Netgalley along with a purchased final copy
Summary: Say her name and solemnly vow
Never to forget, or allow
Our sisters’ lives to be erased;
Their presence cannot be replaced.
This senseless slaughter must stop now.
Award-winning author Zetta Elliott engages poets from the past two centuries to create a chorus of voices celebrating the creativity, resilience, and courage of Black women and girls. Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Forum, these poems pay tribute to victims of police brutality as well as the activists championing the Black Lives Matter cause. This compelling collection reveals the beauty, danger, and magic found at the intersection of race and gender. Review: Zetta Elliott truly created magical poetry in this powerful collection. The poem “I Make Magic” explains,
but I make magic with the words in my mind I weave syllables into silver
and she’s not wrong. These poems are not just sitting on the page. They demand engagement. They ask readers to feel something, to acknowledge truths, to take care of themselves, to celebrate, and to remember the names of those who are gone. Readers would be hard-pressed to ignore or be unmoved by these wonderfully crafted spellbinding messages.
For those who are leery of poetry because of bad experiences in academic settings, this book is fairly straightforward. Elliott’s poetry is never pompously obscure and in addition, she has included notes for many of the poems. At the end of the book she provides information about the inspiration for specific poems and/or clarifies some of the references. For her poem “Black Lives Matter” she mentions the “beloved trinity.” Her notes inform readers that the poem honors the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Khan-Cullors and that the final words are from Patrisse’s memoir When They Call You a Terrorist.
The fabulous artwork complements the words in the best way. The colors are bold, like many of the poems, yet do not distract from the text. The images and the design of the book speak to solidarity, strength, beauty, overcoming, remembrance, inspiration, affirmation and the list goes on. Many things here are also painful to witness. Names of Black women, girls, and femmes who have been victims of police or anti-black violence are included on the endpapers. There were far too many that were new to me which just emphasizes why the #SayHerName campaign is needed.
This collection will likely bring joy, pain, comfort, and many other emotions. Sometimes my heart felt raw, like with her poem about mermaids that deals with so many deaths, but she also managed to bring peace and even some healing. The collection leads readers through many emotions, but circles back and offers comfort, inspiration, and peace. The final poem is a blessing that I will be posting near my desk and will keep in my phone photo gallery. It’s a lovely parting gift. In her introduction Zetta Elliott claimed she has not thought of herself as a poet, but I would argue that she is most definitely a poet and a fantastic one at that.
Recommendation: Get it now. This poetry collection is addressed specifically to Black women and girls, but will certainly speak to the hearts and minds of anyone willing to listen. I highly recommend Say Her Name and hope to see it in the hands of many readers.
Extras: Rich in Color Interview with Zetta Elliott Zetta shares some writing advice and activities in her book Find Your Voice: A Guide to Self-Expression
Lee & Low Books released the first Diversity Baseline Survey (DBS 1.0) in 2015. Before the DBS, people suspected publishing had a diversity problem, but without hard numbers, the extent of that problem was anyone’s guess. Our goal was to survey publishing houses and review journals regarding the racial, gender, sexual orientation, and ability makeup of their employees; establish concrete statistics about the diversity of the publishing workforce; and then build on this information by reissuing the survey every four years.
Lee & Low has released the 2019 Diversity in Publishing survey, along with how the publishing industry has changed since their last survey, in 2015.
The American Library Association (ALA) on January 27 announced the top books, video, and audio books for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards—at its Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia.
Sylvia Mendez's Website
Reviewed by Lila Quintero Weaver Review Source: Latinx in Kid Lit Book Author: Kudos to Duncan Tonatiuh for shining a bright spotlight on a consequential, but often overlooked chapter of American civil rights, and bringing this true story of Latinos fighting for racial justice to young readers. The book features Tonatiuh’s trademark, award-winning illustration and his …
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Separate is Never Equal Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh Publisher’s Summary: Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregat…
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Brendan Dowling's Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh
For as long as there have been writers, there have been texts that have been challenged, censored, burned, and banned. The stories of banned literature do not just belong in the history books; even today, some of the most influential texts in our bookstores and libraries are currently being challenged or have been challenged at some point before. Here we take a look at fifteen significant poems, poetry collections, and poets that have been censored and banned throughout history. Find out more about these books and others during Banned Books Week, September 23 to September 29, 2018.
This Banned Books Week has been filled with literary advocacy. During the week, readers have been sending letters to banned and challenged authors, sharing how their words have made a difference.
What is the #OwnVoices movement? Alaina: The #OwnVoices movement originated as a hashtag, started by Corinne Duyvis. Duyvis is an own voices author of OTHERBOUND and THE EDGE OF GONE. Duyvis starte…
We will be talking about the #OwnVoices movement in class next week. Check out this interview on the YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) blog to learn more.
We Need Diverse Books™ is a 501©(3) non-profit and a grassroots organization of children’s book lovers that advocates essential changes in the publishing industry. Our aim is to help produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people.
Check out the resources page for where to find diverse books!
The National Book Foundation today announced the Longlists for the 2018 National Book Award for Translated Literature and Young People’s Literature (YPL). Finalists will be revealed on October 10.
A novel we will be reading later this semester, Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X, was just announced as a finalist for the NBA for YPL!
