Global Issues Through Literature: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Subtitle: 
Global Issues Through Literature
Activity Type: 
Reading Group
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Presenter: 
Sabrina Robinson
Date: 
Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 17:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Zoom
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu
Cost: 
Free and Open to the Public w/ registration

Global Issues Through Literature (GILS)

Fall and Spring 2021-22: Imagining Other Worlds: Globalizing Science Fiction and Fantasy

This reading group for K-12 educators explores literary texts from a global perspective. Content specialists present the work and its context, and participants brainstorm innovative pedagogical practices for incorporating the text and its themes into the curriculum. Sessions this year will take place virtually on Thursday evenings from 5-8 PM (EST). Books and three Act 48 credit hours are provided.
Register for the reading groups here - https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/gils

Discussion led by Professor Sabrina Robinson, Instructor in Slavic Languages & Literatures, University of Pittsburgh

Co-sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

Contact Maja Konitzer with questions at majab@pitt.edu

UCIS Unit: 
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Global Studies Center
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No