Global Issues Through Literature: Hard-boiled Wonderland by Haruki Murakami

Subtitle: 
Global Issues Through Literature
Activity Type: 
Reading Group
Teacher Training
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Date: 
Thursday, January 20, 2022 - 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.

January 20th event will focused on the book Hardboiled Wonderland by Haruki Murakami - https://www.cityofasylumbooks.org/book/9780679743460

This discussion will be led by Dr. Ethan Segal, Michigan State University Professor, and is co-sponsored by the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia at the University of Pittsburgh

Register for the reading groups here- https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/gils

Contact Maja Konitzer with questions at majab@pitt.edu

UCIS Unit: 
Global Studies Center
National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No