akademie der autodidakten
Children between the ages of 4 and 12 and their parents are invited by akademie der autodidakten to attend five children’s book readings that present various realities and bring stories to the stage that deal with children “like us”. In cooperation with Audream, the mobile anti-racist library and under the direction of Chima Ugwuoke, the reading events present children’s books that focus on the perspectives, experiences and feelings of Black children, children of color and (post)migrant children.
In a comfortable environment, young Black people and teenagers of color as well as adults read stories that will then be discussed with the children. What does it mean when “we” appear in the stories we read?
That could have happened to me! Yeah, I know what that’s like! That could be my family! She looks just like me!
It’s about recognition, representation and possibilities of identification.
To experience that there are people who share the same stories as we do is a nice feeling. After all, how many children’s books in the German context have we read that didn’t represent us or only in stereotyped roles? Too many! We will introduce you to books that are about “us” in an empowering way and present us as multi-layered and diverse as we are.
In the first presentation we will learn about empowering and unifying friendships and the diversity of family constellations.
Curated by Chima Ugwuoke
With: Akeva Backhus Miko, Tellino Ngueve, Raphael Hillebrand