12pm - 5pm, Project room 1.06, 50 George Square, Edinburgh
This half-day symposium grows out of the ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’ exhibition, created by Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood (Museums & Galleries Edinburgh) in partnership with SELCIE [Scotland’s Early Literature for Children Research Initiative] at the University of Edinburgh.
This event explores the connection between children’s books, nature, and well-being, exploring how literature can nurture young readers’ creativity and learning, wonder and curiosity, all in relation to the natural world. Reflecting the different yet intertwined threads of the exhibition, this symposium is designed to appeal to scholars of Scottish and children’s literature, literature and environmental humanities, as well as a general public audience interested in the city’s cultural and green heritage.
Nature Nurture: Edinburgh's Childgarden Heritage, Cultures of Care, and Scottish Women's Writing