Reflections on Dutch and Flemish Cultures

A Trip to the Rainforest is only a Taxi Away!


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Environmentalism in Dutch-language Children's Literature. A case study of Jack in het Regenwoud.


In this episode, we discuss Jack's journey through the rainforest whilst looking at concepts like the flaneur, the romantic pastoral, literary ecocriticism,  the idea urbanature and escapism. Is the machine in the garden always a bad  thing? We even have a very special guest...


Created and presented by Lydia, Connor, Chantelle and Matthew.

Part of the Dutch module 'Towards a New Pastoral? Urban Idylls in Contemporary Dutch & Flemish Children's Literature'

University of Sheffield: Dutch

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Reflections on Dutch and Flemish CulturesBy Dutch and Flemish at Sheffield