Folktales and Fairy Tales Symposium

Folktales and Fairy Tales: Translation, Colonialism, and Cinema.



This four-day international symposium at UH-Manoa proposes to explore the significance of folk and fairy tales within the contemporary world in a manner that is interdisciplinary and attentive to our location in the Pacific.



Whether you have an interest in oral narratives, film, children’s literature, or contemporary culture, we hope to involve you in conversations exploring how translation and colonialism have shaped the history of both folktales and fairy tales, and how cinema—from Disney to indigenous films—plays out in the production and reception of magic and wonder today.



Featured presenters include: Donald Haase (Wayne State University), Vilsoni Hereniko (Center for Pacific Island Studies, UHM), Sadhana Naithani (Jawaharlal Nehru University), Noenoe Silva (Political Science and Hawaiian Language, UHM), Wazíyatawin (University of Victoria, B.C.), Steven E. Winduo (University of Papua New Guinea), and Jack Zipes (University of Minnesota).



Panelists who will lead discussions include: Leilani Basham, Heather Diamond, Wimal Dissanayake, ku‘ualoha ho‘omanawanui, Maria Kaliambou, S. Shankar, Caroline Sinavaiana, Robert Sullivan, Houston Wood, and John Zuern.



Go to our website for the preliminary program and further information about speakers and panelists. Readings to prepare for the symposium are also available online.



Participation in and attendance at the symposium as a whole will be free. The evening events will be free and open to the public

Ticket Information
Free

Event Sponsor
see website for details, Manoa Campus

More Information
please email, folkandfairytalesUHM@gmail.com, http://folkandfairytalesUHM.googlepages.com

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