Jack Zipes, professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota, and writer/director David Kaplan share their perspectives on film and the literary tradition of fairy tales at Scripps College on October 5 and 6, 2010. The events are free and open to the public.
Zipes presents two talks at Scripps College. The first, “De-Disneyfying the Fairy-Tale Film,” will take place on Tuesday, October 5, at 7pm in the Humanities Auditorium. His second talk, “Utopian Tendencies of Oddly Modern Fairytales,” occurs on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, at 12pm in the Hampton Room. Zipes’ talks will examine the concepts and images of fairy tales, how they have been shaped, standardized, and recreated to re-shape perspectives on possibilities for changing the world.
David Kaplan will deliver his lecture, “Reimagining Fantastic Tales: Transforming Text into Cinema,” on Wednesday, October 6, at 7pm in the Scripps College Humanities Auditorium.
An active storyteller, Jack Zipes founded the storytelling and creative drama program, Neighborhood Bridges, in collaboration with the Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis. Zipes is also the editor-in-chief of the book series Children’s Literature and Culture and co-editor of the Palgrave book series Studies in Contemporary European Culture and History. Zipes has written numerous books and articles for various journals in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Canada, Italy, and France. He just completed a manuscript on The Enchanted Screen: A History of Fairy Tales on Film.
David Kaplan has made several acclaimed short films, including LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, starring Christina Ricci and Quentin Crisp, which premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. His latest film, PLAY, a collaboration with game designer Eric Zimmerman, was commissioned by PBS for the ITVS series FutureStates.
These events are sponsored by the Scripps College Dean of Faculty, Malott Commons Office, Scripps College departments of German, gender and women’s studies, English, and history, the Intercollegiate Women’s Studies department, Pomona College departments of German and Russian, the Oldenborg Center, and California State University, Long Beach.
For more information about these events, call Eleana Zeits at (909) 607-2693.