The UK, the Netherlands and Belgium all played a significant role in colonial slavery. Yet, until recently, there was little acknowledgement of this in their museums. Now, with anti-racist movements like Black Lives Matter gaining traction, and debates about representing the past filling our screens, what role are museums playing?

Written and presented by Catherine Newell, and made possible by SURE 2021 (Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience).

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Daniel Corcoran and guests Catherine Newell & Liam Stoddard discuss the Flemish children's book Rosie en Moussa, by Michael De Cock and Judith Vanistendael.

Created and presented by Catherine, Dan and Liam.

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

University of Sheffield: Dutch

Trapped in the city? Daydreaming of paradise? Then lose yourself in the jungle with Mel B. (Mo, Elliot, Louis & Brooke!). In this episode, we take you through Daan Remmerts de Vries and Philip Hopman's Dutch children's story Stimmy of het oerwoud in de stad (Stimmy or The Jungle in The City) to examine its message and themes.

Created and presented by Mo, Elliot, Louis and Brooke.

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

University of Sheffield: Dutch

Join Brad Hampshire, Alisha Mallya and Rebecca Nelsey for a detailed examination of Jack in het regenwoud by Marcus Pfister. The Intellectual Circle will be discussing how this popular children’s book is redefining the representation of the pastoral setting in children literature through the story of the little yellow taxi Jack’s voyage into the Brazilian rainforest. We will look at themes such as ecocriticism, urbanature and simple and complex pastorals, drawing on the works of Ashton Nicholls, Henry David Thoreau and Leo Marx, and make comparisons to other popular works of Dutch children’s literature, such as Meneer Tijger wordt wild.

Created and presented by Brad, Alisha & Rebecca.

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

University of Sheffield: Dutch

A podcast in which adults discuss children's books!

In this episode: Rosie en Moussa, by Michael De Cock and Judith Vanistendael.

Created and presented by June, John, Jordi and Maddie.

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

University of Sheffield: Dutch

What does the Dutch children's book 'Stimmy of het oerwoud in de stad' have to say about the relationship between children and their urban spaces?

Created and presented by Johanna, Marta, Ana and Rob.

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

University of Sheffield: Dutch

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