Threads: From the Refugee Crisis

Subtitle: 
Global Issues Through Literature Series Workshop
Activity Type: 
Teacher Training
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Presenter: 
Mark Best, Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Film and Media Studies at University of Pittsburgh
Date: 
Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 17:00 to 20:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
4217 Posvar Hall
Streaming Link: 
Register Here
Contact Person: 
Maja Konitzer
Contact Email: 
majab@pitt.edu
Event Web Site: 
https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/GILS
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Global Issues Through Literature

In this third installment of the 2022 Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS), educators will convene to discuss Kate Evans' Threads: From the Refugee Crisis, a full-graphic novel of the refugee drama addressing one of the most pressing issues of modern times to make a compelling case, through intimate evidence, for the compassionate treatment of refugees and the free movement of peoples.

GILS is a reading group for K-16 educators to 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. This year’s theme is Graphic Novels in Global Context: Social Justice Through Illustration and Text. See registration for more information!

UCIS Unit: 
European Studies Center
Global Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors: 
Center for European Studies University of Texas at Austin
World Regions: 
East Asia
European Union
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No