International Mother Language Day 2021 at the University of Reading

Public event co-hosted by the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM) and the Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing (CBCP) celebrating International Mother Language Day at the University of Reading, 22 February 2021. Dr Sophie Heywood illustrates how the global upheaval caused by the protest movements of 1968 fuelled an explosion of experimentation and creativity in children’s literature. By tracing the journey of Where the Wild Things Are as it travelled across different countries, she explores the crucial role that translations and cultural exchange played in the ‘children’s ’68’. Speakers: Professor Ludovica Serratrice, Director, Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism, University of Reading Professor Daniela La Penna, Head of the Department of Languages and Cultures, Co-Director, Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing, University of Reading Dr Sophie Heywood, Director, Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing, University of Reading