26 January 2011

Call for Papers: Children’s Literature and Reading in and of Africa (IBBY Africa conference, Swaziland)

Deadline: 15 June 2011
Contact: vdwaltb@unisa.ac.za

The Traveling of Stories: Children’s Literature and Reading in and of Africa

Call for Papers

1st Biennial IBBY Africa Conference

21-23 September 2011

Venue: Pigg’s Peak Hotel, Swaziland

Organised by the Children’s Literature Research Unit, University of South Africa on behalf of the IBBY Branches of Africa.

Abstracts of not more than 250 words that address particular issues regarding reading and children’s literature related to Africa and the developing world are welcomed.

The following topics serve as suggestions:

  1. The travelling of stories across borders and cultures
  2. Children’s literature in translation
  3. Folktales and imagination
  4. Writing in indigenous/colonial/minority languages
  5. Colonialism and post-colonialism in children’s literature
  6. Traditional folktales and the modern tale
  7. Cultural relevance of children’s books
  8. The distinction between African children’s and adult books
  9. Oral narratives and literary research
  10. Converting oral literature into written literature
  11. Literature for didactic purposes
  12. The African diaspora and children’s literature
  13. Reading across cultures
  14. Library services for children
  15. Reading in the information age
  16. Comparative research in children’s literature and reading
  17. Depicting reality in children’s books
  18. Reading preferences of African children
  19. Teaching children’s literature
  20. Storytelling for young people
  21. Publishing for children in the 2rd World

Closing date for submissions: 15 June 2011

Mail abstracts and direct enquiries to:

Prof Thomas van der Walt, CLRU, Department of Information Science, University of
South Africa, PO Box 392, 0003 Pretoria, South Africa

Fax: +27 12 4293792

e-mail: vdwaltb@unisa.ac.za

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