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Betsy HearneProfessor Emerita Research InterestsLiterary and artistic analysis of children's books; elements of folklore and mythology that survive in children's literature; publishing history of juvenile literature in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; cultural and social trends reflected in children's books; developmental role of literature and storytelling from birth to adolescence; impact of story on children's psychological adjustment and reading motivation. |
HEADLINESTwelve Students Honored with Grants GSLIS Students Named Diversity Scholars Guide Highlights Best Gift Books for Youth For Improving Early Literacy, Reading Comics is No Child's Play UPCOMING EVENTSBrownbag discussion about community archiving (Dec 3) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Fair 2009 (Dec 9) Faculty Meeting (Dec 9) Ian Brooks: Designing a Culturally Sensitive Interface for an Endemic Disease Cyberenvironment (Dec 16) 2009 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award Reception (Jan 16) iConference 2010 (Feb 3 - Feb 6) Faculty Meeting (Feb 10) Faculty Meeting (Mar 3) |
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