Interview with Amanda West Lewis

Interview with Amanda West Lewis

West Lewis, Amanda (Interviewee)

An interview with author, play director, and calligrapher Amanda West Lewis, lead by interviewer Brooklyn Wilkins. The interview covers Lewis's creative process in regards to her works with children. As someone who works so closely with youth in several creative avenues, she has spent a lot of time listening and learning from those who society so often believes it is them who have to learn and listen from us — Lewis believes otherwise. In this interview, Wilkins and Lewis venture into the conversations around banned children's literature, whether it protects or isolates them, and what the consequences of sheltering a child from a more diverse and open reality might look like when they eventually learn about the rest of the world. Finally, the two discuss how children handle the more difficult social topics often covered by these challenged books, and what questions arise from curious and playful minds.

July 25, 2024

Interview

language: English

Wilkins, Brooklyn (source)

Brooklyn Wilkins

Wilkins, Brooklyn (interviewer)

Remote

Zoom call