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WRITING<br />
& LITERATURE<br />
USER<br />
IN PERSON<br />
ONLINE<br />
The Magical World of Multicultural<br />
Picture Books<br />
Multicultural books are important because they can<br />
provide windows into other cultures and introduce<br />
readers to new ideas. They can also help readers from<br />
under-represented groups see themselves reflected in<br />
literature. This talk will highlight a range of multicultural<br />
picture books that celebrate cultural diversity, focusing<br />
on the relationship between word and image and how<br />
the verbal and the visual elements work together to<br />
produce a dynamic story.<br />
BRANCH DATE TIME<br />
Nunawading Wed 10 Nov 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm<br />
Rooted: An Australian History of<br />
Bad Language<br />
with Associate Professor Amanda<br />
Laugesen<br />
Bad language has been used in all sort of ways in our<br />
history: to defy authority, as a form of liberation and<br />
subversion, and as a source of humour and creativity.<br />
It has also been used to oppress and punish, notably<br />
Indigenous Australians and women. Revealing the<br />
fundamental tensions, conflicts, preoccupations and<br />
anxieties that have shaped our past and continue<br />
to shape our present, the story of bad language<br />
is a story about what it means to be Australian.<br />
Associate Professor Amanda Laugesen is a historian<br />
and lexicographer. She is director of the Australian<br />
National Dictionary Centre, ANU, and chief editor of the<br />
Australian National Dictionary. Zoom invitation will be<br />
emailed to registered participants prior to session.<br />
BRANCH DATE TIME<br />
Zoom Tue 23 Nov 7.00 pm – 8.00 pm<br />
24 Registration is essential for all events www.wml.vic.gov.au or in branch
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