{"id":1743,"date":"2019-03-04T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2019-03-04T11:00:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T16:00:48","slug":"monday-missive-march-4-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/blog\/2019\/03\/04\/monday-missive-march-4-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive – March 4, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bridging Generations at the Seuss-a-Thon<\/b>\u00a0— The eighth annual Seuss-a-Thon will take place on Saturday, March 9, at Park Road Books (4139 Park Road) from 11:00\u00a0a<\/span>.m. to 3:00 p.m.\u00a0 This community event is co-sponsored by the English Department and Park Road Books, Charlotte’s only full-service, independent bookstore.\u00a0\u00a0 At the Seuss-a-thon, many members of the English Department and other literacy advocates will participate in a four-hour marathon of reading Dr. Seuss books aloud to listeners of all ages.\u00a0 The Children’s Literature Graduate Organization (with help from Monica Burke and Kelly Brabec) will run a Dr. Seuss-themed crafts table, and his books will be on sale for the day.<\/p>\n

One of the pleasures that I gain from organizing the Seuss-a-Thon every year is observing how the event brings together participants from multiple generations.\u00a0 I am especially pleased when the event spans three generations within one family.\u00a0 I am already aware of one example of such generational bridging that will take place.\u00a0 Heather Vorhies,<\/i>\u00a0her daughter (Aniela), and her mother (Janice Blain) are all planning to participate.\u00a0 Heather will read\u00a0I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!,\u00a0<\/i>and Janice will read\u00a0One Fish, Two Fish.<\/i><\/p>\n

I am also aware of another special example of generational bridging that will take place at this year’s Seuss-a-Thon.\u00a0 At last year’s event, our dearly missed friend and colleague Anita Moss read\u00a0Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>I still remember how much energy and expression she put into her reading.\u00a0 She had a special way of looking directly at the children in the audience and asking them the question that runs as a refrain throughout the book:\u00a0 “Mr. Brown can do it.\u00a0 How about you?”\u00a0 Well, nobody can read Dr. Seuss books quite like Anita, but her daughters are also very talented at reading Dr. Seuss books, and both of them will be participating in this year’s Seuss-a-Thon.\u00a0 Pam Hausle will read\u00a0Horton Hatches the Egg,\u00a0<\/i>and Heather Smith will read\u00a0Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>In a sense, Anita’s presence will be felt at the Seuss-a-Thon thanks to the magic of Dr. Seuss and the love of her daughters.<\/p>\n

I will be there.\u00a0 How about you?<\/p>\n

Kudos<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u2014 As you know, I like to use my\u00a0Monday<\/span>\u00a0Missives<\/span>\u00a0to share news about recent accomplishments by members of the English Department.\u00a0 Here is the latest news:<\/p>\n

Janaka Lewis<\/strong>\u00a0recently gave an invited Black History keynote presentation titled “Where Are We in Our Stories?” and read excerpts of her books to the staff, parents and students at the CT Walker Traditional Magnet School in Janaka’s hometown of Augusta, Georgia.<\/p>\n

Tiffany Morin<\/b>\u00a0published a review of\u00a0Growing Up with Vampires:\u00a0 Essays on the Undead in Children’s Media\u00a0<\/i>in the most recent issue of the\u00a0Children’s Literature Association Quarterly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Alan Rauch<\/b>\u00a0recently received a research grant from the Lilly Library at Indiana University to conduct a research project titled “Science, Women, and the Mother Tongue:\u00a0 Translating Knowledge for Young Readers.”<\/p>\n

Upcoming Events and Meetings<\/b>\u00a0— Here is a list of upcoming events and deadlines:<\/p>\n

March 21<\/strong> — The Children’s Literature Graduate Organization (CLGO) will hold their annual Graduate Student Colloquium on March 21 in Cone 111 from 9:30 to 2:30. The title for this year’s colloquium is “Modern Authors, Historic Influences:\u00a0 Framing Children’s Literature in Historical Context.”<\/p>\n

March 26<\/strong> — The Personally Speaking presentation featuring Bryn Chancellor will take place on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at UNC Charlotte Center City.\u00a0 Bryn’s presentation on her book\u00a0Sycamore<\/i>\u00a0will begin at 6:30 p.m.\u00a0 A book signing and reception will follow her presentation. For more information and to RSVP, please click on the following link:\u00a0https:\/\/clas.uncc.edu\/community\/personally-speaking\/sycamore-novel<\/a><\/p>\n

March 30<\/strong> — The Center City Literary Festival will take place on Saturday, March 30, at UNC Charlotte Center City. The children’s part of the festival will run from 10:00am to 1:00pm, and the adult part will run from 6:00pm-9:00pm.\u00a0 For more information, please click on the following link:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/centercitylitfest.uncc.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Quirky Quiz Question<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) received many honorary doctoral degrees, but he never completed the PhD in English that he started after graduating from Dartmouth College.\u00a0 What is the name of the university where Dr. Seuss pursued his graduate studies?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Last week’s answer: University of Chicago<\/div>\n

John Dewey developed many of his ideas about education at a famous laboratory school associated with the university where he was then teaching. What is the name of this university? <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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