Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, University of Pennsylvania, is conducting empirical, digital, and archival research for a pedagogical monograph about traumatic historical events such as slavery and the teaching of literature to children. Her talk focuses on her research process for this work, which is ongoing, and is an extension of her National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation postdoctoral research project.

While atrocity in general will be considered, her work deals with the specific context of US enslavement, how it is represented in children’s stories, and what the resultant implications are for schooling and society.

Emergent Research events are aimed at better understanding the various types of research undertaken across campus, particularly as they relate to library services and support, opportunities for collaboration, data management and preservation, and beyond.