The University of Minnesota Libraries present A Woman for All Seasons: Astrid Lindgren at 100 a conference celebrating the beloved author of the Pippi Longstocking stories and many other books.
Wednesday, November 14, 200710 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free and open to the public
120 Elmer L. Andersen Library
222 - 21st Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Visit CLRC for more details
Write clrc@umn.edu or
Call 612-624-4576.
The event is cosponsored by the University Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch, University Libraries, Children's Research Literature Collections, Friends of the Libraries, Kerlan Friends, Institute for Advanced Study, Center for German and European Studies, American Scandinavian Foundation, American Swedish Institute, Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, and Penguin Young Readers Group.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Attend all or part of the conference Reservations recommended:
612-624-4576 or clrc@umn.edu
CEUs available
10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Scholarly presentations on Lindgren’s work and its cultural implications, featuring Eva-Maria Metcalf (U of Mississippi), Ulla Lundqvist (Sweden), Karen Coats (Illinois State U), and Ulf Boëthius (Stockholm U).
3:00 – 6:00 p.m.: Presentations on Lindgren’s work and artistic interpretations of Pippi Longstocking, featuring Lena Norrman (University of Minnesota), Karen Nelson Hoyle (University of Minnesota), Elissa Adams and Jessie Shelton (Children’s Theatre Company), Tiina Nunnally (Albuquerque, NM) and Susan Marie Swanson (St. Paul, MN).
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.: Reception and exhibit. Tiina Nunnally will sign copies of Pippi Longstocking (book sales courtesy of Red Balloon Bookshop.)
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