Farmer, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: The Child Figure in WWI Children’s Literature - Elizabeth Galway

From the helpless victim to the heroic combatant, child figures in children’s literature during the First World War appeared in many guises, exposing a range of adult concerns about nation, empire and children’s citizenship. Join author and children's literature scholar Elizabeth Galway for a lecture exploring how adult conceptualizations of British, Canadian and American youth in literature may have shaped young readers’ own views of armed conflict and childhood.
Hosted in conjunction with The Little War exhibition.
For more information about the National WWI Museum and Memorial visit theworldwar.org