Green College Visiting Professor gives talks on fairy tales and folklore

Jack Zipes, one of the world’s leading authorities on fairy tales, will be at UBC from March 23 — 27 to give talks across campus and the community as a Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professor.

Zipes has written more than 50 books on fairy tales and folklore, particularly how they function in the socialization of readers. Zipes is professor emeritus of German and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota.

For more information, visit http://www.greencollege.ubc.ca/index/spotlight45.php or contact gc.events@ubc.ca or 604-822-1878.