Our Mythical Childhood...
The Reception of Classical Antiquity in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture in Response to Regional and Global Challenges
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06.01.2023 - Archaeological Institute of America and the Society for Classical Studies Joint Annual Meeting in New Orleans
Katarzyna Marciniak and Sonya Nevin had the pleasure to present the Our Mythical Childhood Project and the Our Mythical Childhood Survey database at the Archaeological Institute of America and the Society for Classical Studies Joint Annual Meeting in New Orleans (via Zoom). The panel “Using Children’s and Young Adult Literature in Outreach and Teaching” was organized by Sheila Murnaghan (University of Pennsylvania) and included the following presentations:
- Katarzyna Marciniak (Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, University of Warsaw), “Growing Up with the Classics: A Database of Classical Antiquity in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture as Part of the Our Mythical Childhood Programme”,
- Sonya Nevin (Panoply Vase Animation Project/University of Cambridge), “Exploring the Our Mythical Childhood Survey: A Database of Classical Antiquity in Modern Young People’s Culture”,
- Krishni Schaefgen Burns (University of Illinois), “Introducing Calliope’s Library: Books for Young Readers: A Public-Facing Collection of Recommended Reading for Children of All Ages”,
- Rebecca Resinski (Hendrix College), “Integrating Children’s Literature into an Undergraduate Classics Curriculum”.
Our thanks go to the excellent Organizers, our great Colleagues, and the amazing Public!