Dr. Seuss

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• 3/21/2021
  

  The Same Mistakes Twice? Teaching Dr. Seuss

  by Walter Kamphoefner

  Step back from the current media controversy and consider how Theodor Geisel's cartooning illustrate the contradictory nature of America's posture toward foreign and domestic racism in the World War II era, a pivotal moment for the nation that must be understood in all its complication. 

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• SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher Education
  3/9/2021
  

  Dr. Philip Nel on the Legacy of Dr. Seuss

  "A lot of people have a hard time wrapping their heads around the idea that an artist and a writer can be both a genius and a racist, can do brilliant work and be profoundly damaging. Those are not mutually exclusive categories."

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• SOURCE: Slate
  3/3/2021
  

  How Dr. Seuss Responded to Critics Who Called Out His Racism

  by Rebecca Onion

  If anyone wants to examine the particulars of Dr. Seuss Enterprises' decision to discontinue the publication of six of the late author's books before jumping in to culture war combat, writer Rebecca Onion's interview with children's literature scholar Philip Nel is a good place to start. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/2/2021
  

  (Opinion) If Curtailing Racist Imagery in Dr. Seuss is ‘Cancel Culture,’ What, Exactly, is Your Culture?

  by Philip Bump

  Washington Post columnist suggests that accusations of "cancel culture" following the Dr. Seuss estate's decision to remove six books from print tell more about the accusers than about the subject.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/2/2021
  

  Some Dr. Seuss Books with Racist Imagery will Go out of Print

  The decision, which was made by Dr. Seuss Enterprises and is neither an instance of "cancellation" nor a fatal blow to the revenue generated by the late author's works, reflects growing awareness of the impact on children of ethnic stereotypes. 

• SOURCE: Truthout
  2-28-13
  

  Peter Dreier: The Progressive Dr. Seuss

  Peter Dreier is professor of politics and chair of the Urban and Environmental Policy Department at Occidental College. His new book, "The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame," was just published by Nation Books.On Friday, March 1, tens of millions of children and their parents will be reading Dr. Seuss books as part of Read Across America Day, sponsored by the National Educational Association (NEA) in partnership with local school districts and some businesses. The NEA, which started the program 16 years ago to encourage reading, was smart to tie the program to Dr. Seuss, who remains - more than two decades after his death - the world's most popular writer of modern children's books. Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904–1991) - Dr. Seuss' real name - wrote and illustrated 44 children's books, characterized by memorable rhymes, whimsical characters and exuberant drawings that have encouraged generations of children to love reading and expand their vocabularies. His books have been translated into more than 15 languages and have sold more than 200 million copies. They have been adapted into feature films, TV specials and a Broadway musical. He earned two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and the Pulitzer Prize.