The Wizard of Oz: Teaching Children to Think

Thu, 08 Jan 2015 08:55:12 -0500
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A video interpretation of Dr. Ellen Handler Spitz's interview on the Australian Broadcast Corporation with Ramona Koval. The video was produced by IMDA MFA Program Alumnus Peter Williams, a new media artist.

In the interview, L. Frank Baum's original 1900 book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is discussed alongside its 1939 film adaption, directed by Victor Fleming and starring Judy Garland. Both the text and illustrations by W. W. Denslow show remarkable differences from the film which Dr. Spitz, a writer on children's literature and psychology and the arts, analyzes in fascinating ways that shed light on storytelling's impact on children.

First aired on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's "The Book Show" on July 14, 2011 and is reproduced with kind permission of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bookshow/wizard-of-oz-lives-on/2924072