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Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures Maria Tatar??who teaches a course on childhood literature—traced the cultural history of the Little Red Riding Hood story while speaking about the malleability of child fairy tales...
...event focused on Tatar??s recently published book, “Enchanted Horrors: The Power of Stories in Childhood.” She and Humanities Center Director Homi K. Bhabha explored the impact of children’s literature presented in the work. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
Following the discussion, Tatar??also a professor of Germanic languages and literatures at Harvard—signed copies of her book. The theater later screened the children’s film Pan’s Labyrinth, which Tatar said captured many of the elements she wrote about in her book...
...Tatar??s research led her to observe children’s reading habits and conduct interviews to try to better understand the impact of the written word...
Attendees said they appreciated the multidimensional nature of the talk. “I love reading folklore,” said Erica Werfel, a local therapist. “Tatar??s description about the role of story-telling was very useful...