CCSG’s Young Adult Reading Group (YARG) Schedule is Out Now

          The Children’s Culture Study Group (CCSG) is a graduate student-run organization at the University of Florida dedicated to the study of children’s literature and culture. Consisting of both faculty and students, the CCSG provides the unique opportunity to examine the children’s literature collection located in the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature … Continue reading →

Dear NPR: Hazel is not Spiderman (A response to the Diane Rhem Show’s “Readers’ Review of The Fault in Our Stars”)

By: Rebekah Fitzsimmons Dear NPR: I am normally a big fan of your programming; if I weren’t a very poor graduate student, I would likely be a financial supporter as well. So, when I say that I was really really disappointed by your Wednesday, June 25th episode of the Diane Rehm Show, I want you to … Continue reading →

In Theaters Now: Boyhood

By: Swampish If you have not done so already, consider checking out Richard Linklater’s Boyhood. The film, starring Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, and Ethan Hawke, is an American coming-of-age drama that was widely released in theaters on August 15, 2014. One of the qualities that makes Boyhood worthy of note is its unique mode of production. The film was … Continue reading →