Dr. Ebony Thomas: Research Talk (Joint ES/JPEE and LSA/English)

About Dr. Ebony Thomas
Ebony E. Thomas, Ph.D., studies how people of color are portrayed, or not portrayed, in children’s and young adult literature, and how those portrayals shape our culture. She regularly reviews children’s books featuring diverse heroes and heroines, teens and tweens caught between cultures, and kids from the margins for the Los Angeles Times. She has a particular interest in young adult fantasy literature and fan culture. A former English and language arts teacher, Thomas also explores how teachers handle traumatic historical events, such as slavery, when teaching literature.

Join the talk at https://umich.zoom.us/j/94184444706.