Film, Video Navigating Society: Challenges and Female Agency in Africana Children's Literature

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Title: Navigating Society: Challenges and Female Agency in Africana Children's Literature
Summary: Join the Library of Congress for a panel discussion that explores representations of female agency in new Africana children's literature, featuring authors Tricia Elam Walker (Nana Akua goes to School), Aya Khalil (The Arabic Quilt) and Ekiuwa Aire (Idia of the Benin Kingdom).
Event Date: November 04, 2021
Running Time: 59 minutes 9 seconds
Online Format: video; image; online text

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