November 2017 – Philip Nel

Children’s Literature vs. Nationalism: IRSCL’s Statement of Principles

November 20, 2017Philip NelAcademe, Children's Literature, Education, IRSCL, Language, Peace, TranslationAcademe, Children's Literature, Education, IRSCL, Language, Peace, Translation2 Comments

The International Research Society for Children’s Literature (IRSCL) – an organization of which I am a member – is today issuing a statement in support of academic freedom, and against the rising tide of nativism/nationalism that threatens to curtail it.Â We’re issuing it in 20 different languages (with more to come) and you can see

RESIST! Year #2 begins NOW.

On the one-year anniversary of Russia’s successful hacking of American democracy (congrats, Vlad!), a bit of encouragement for those who oppose the Trump regime’s assaults on healthcare, the environment, women’s rights, civil rights, human rights, the very idea of rights, basic human decency, and truth itself. I’ve divided this into three sections: (1) a resistance