{"id":53868,"date":"2022-10-11T11:50:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T11:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/?post_type=event&p=53868"},"modified":"2022-10-13T12:11:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T12:11:07","slug":"the-father-figure-in-childrens-literature","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/event\/the-father-figure-in-childrens-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"The Father Figure in Children’s Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"

*<\/strong>The event will be in English<\/p>\n

Where is dad? When Gunilla Bergstr\u00f6m stories about Alfie Atkins and his single dad were published in 1972, they depicted a different father figure, who was more present and broke with the 70\u2019s gender roles. Here, dad was the primary and only caregiver in the child\u2019s life. As a part of Fathers day the 13th<\/sup> of November and the Nordic House\u2019s new exhibition in the children\u2019s library Congratulations Alfie Atkins! <\/strong>we are also celebrating Alfie\u2019s dad.<\/h4>\n

Through a panel discussion we will have a conversation about him and other amazing, caricatured, diverse, comical and absent portraits of fathers in children’s literature. The role of the father has especially undergone major transformations in children\u2019s literature over the last half century. The participants will discuss their perspectives on the father role, including changes, shortcomings and stereotypes both from a professional and personal point of view as fathers.<\/p>\n

Moderator:<\/strong> Camilla Ringkj\u00f8bing Jensen (DA), cand.mag in Children\u2019s Literature, Media and Culture and intern at\u00a0The Nordic House.<\/b><\/p>\n

Panelists:<\/p>\n

Bj\u00f6rn Gr\u00e9tar Baldursson<\/strong>\/Pabbal\u00edfi<\/strong>\u00f0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(IS) <\/strong>is an air traffic controller in Akureyri that shares a home with two kids (who are the ages 2 and 5 years old) and his wife, Jenn\u00fd L\u00e1ra Arn\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir. He has a social media account Pabbal\u00edfi\u00f0 which is an honest portrait\u00a0of a dad who is trying to be better for himself, for his kids and wife.<\/p>\n

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Sverrir Norland (IS) <\/strong>is the author of critically-acclaimed essays and novels. He is also a translator, publisher, TV book critic and radio host, and one of Iceland\u2019s most recognized public intellectuals. His latest book is \u201cStr\u00ed\u00f0 og Kli\u00f0ur\u201d (War & Noise), a personal essay on nature, technology, and the human imagination.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photographer: David Konecny.<\/p>\n

Watse Sybesma (NL) <\/strong>was born in 1989 in the Netherlands.\u00a0Currently, he is an Iceland-based theoretical physicist with a passion for sharing science with a broad audience. In 2018 he published a children\u2019s book on black holes in Dutch. This December the English translation will be available around the globe under the title \u201cEmmy and the Black Hole That Stole Her Sock\u201d. When he is not doing science or writing, he enjoys lying in an Icelandic thermal bath or going on adventures with his daughter.<\/p>\n

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Markus Mar Efra\u00edm (IS)<\/strong> is an author, educator, and a father to two wonderful boys. He has guided more than a thousand young writers around Iceland and abroad, and is on the Board of Advisors for the International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers. Children’s rights are dear to Mark\u00fas and he has worked\u00a0extensively with refugee children in recent years. He is also a member of the adjudication\u00a0committee for the\u00a0Nordic Council Children and Young People\u2019s Literature Prize.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Photographer: Sebastian Ziegler<\/p>\n

After the panel we invite you to mingle and enjoy light refreshments from S\u00d3N\u00d3.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

*The event will be in English Where is dad? When Gunilla Bergstr\u00f6m stories about Alfie Atkins and his single dad were published in 1972, they depicted a different father figure, who was more present and broke with the 70\u2019s gender roles. Here, dad was the primary and only caregiver in the child\u2019s life. As a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":54055,"template":"","event-categories":[60],"class_list":["post-53868","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-categories-all-events","no-banner-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/53868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-categories?post=53868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}