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Lois Lenski Children's Literature Lecture Series
The Lois Lenski Children's Literature Lecture Series was instituted in 1994 to honor children's author Lois Lenski, who gave so generously of her time and her papers to the students of Illinois State University. Co-sponsored by Milner Library and the Department of English, the lecture is addressed annually to members of the local and university communities.
Past lectures have included:
| 1994 | Nurseries Without Walls: Maurice Sendak's We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy George Bodmer - Indiana University-Northwest |
| 1995 | Frances Hodgson Burnett and Katherine Paterson Within an Historical Age Nancy Huse - Augustana College |
| 1996 | Adapting Books to Films: What is Noteworthy in Disney's Bambi Jill P. May - Purdue University |
| 1997 | Drawn from Life: Lenski and Lovelace Louisa Smith - Mankato State University |
| 1998 | African-American Children's Literature: Back to the Future Violet J. Harris - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 1999 | What Makes A Children's Classic: Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden as Case Study Phyllis Bixler - Southwest Missouri State University |
| 2000 | Consuming Passions: The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Picture Books Lissa Paul - University of New Brunswick |
| 2001 | Who Stole The Wizard of Oz: L. Frank Baum and American Children's Literature Joel D. Chaston - Southwest Missouri State University |
| 2002 | Words into Pictures Eric Rohmann - Caldecott Honor Book Award Winner - Illinois State University Alumni |
| 2003 | Consolation Prize: Why Children's Poetry is Merely Funny, Therapeutic, or Utilitarian, and What We Might Do To Save It Richard Flynn - Georgia Southern University |
| 2004 | The Curious History of the Study of Children's Literature, or, How Did We Get Here? What Are We Doing Here? and Where Should We Go Now? Peter Hunt - University of Wales - Cardiff |
| 2005 | The Mythology of the Antique: Medievalism in Australian Children's Books Valerie Krips - University of Pittsburgh |
| 2006 | And Now a Major Motion Picture: The Translation of Children's Literature into Film Betsy Hearne - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2007 |
Before the Beginning and After the End: Forewards, Afterwards, and Other Words in Children's Literature Michael Cadden - Missouri Western State University
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| 2008 |
Pinocchio's Advenures in Soviet Wonderland: Contexts and Challenges of Soviet Children's Literature Malina Balina - Illinois Wesleyan University
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| 2009 |
Indigenizing the Creation and Consumption of Children's Literature Debbie Reese - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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| 2010 |
The Evolution Continues: Young Adult Literature Today and Tomorrow Michael Cart - former director of the Beverly Hills (CA) Public Library and Booklist contributor
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| 2011 |
Crisis & Opportunity: The Challenge of African American Youth Literature Fern Kory - Eastern Illinois University
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