UPDATED: CALL FOR PAPERS
THE GROWTH AND CHANGE IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE OVER
THE LAST 150 YEARS
PLEASE NOTE:
Papers are welcomed for our meeting in ANY language--not simply
English. Any non-English paper must be accompanied by a 500-word
abstract on a single sheet of paper (bring at least 50 copies;
front/back printing is recommended). Papers should be delivered in the
language of the speaker's choice and should be accompanied by overhead
projections and or other complementing AV materials.
The Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Associations and American Culture
Associations are holding a series of panels at the next meeting of these
regional groups, February 9-12, 2000 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the
Sheraton Oldtown Hotel. We met there last year and it was a perfect
venue for us with sights, sounds, tastes, and museums of the Southwest.
Papers wanted on how Children's Literature, either in the US or in the
rest of the world, has grown and/or changed in the last 150 years,
especially in terms of the "messages" being delivered to children, and
"political correctness" issues (race, ethnicity, gender).
Other areas of possible focus: illustration changes/advances, moral vs.
fun purposes of children's books, decrease/increase of violence, fantasy
vs. reality.
Likely topics (but not limited to):
The effect of the rise of publishing houses with specific ethnic/race
focus for their books.
Does the focus on political correctness provide diversity or create
fragmentation?
The effect of the "Disney-fication" of fairy tales, classic stories, and
historical personalities.
Comparison and analysis of portrayals of race/ethnicity/gender roles in
older and newer literature.
Changes in illustration -- effects on readership.
The state of Children's Literature in the publishing business.
Using Children's Literature in the classroom (across the spectrum:
Kindergarten to college)(What can students learn from it?)
Fantasy vs. Reality in Children's fiction -- is fantasy still around?
Why/why not?
Analysis of Caldecott and Newberry winners over past few decades: what
does it say about audience/publishers
Has the rise in violence and vulgarity in movies affected Children's
Literature (subjects/style)?
Papers treating any aspect of the topic are welcome.
Abstracts/Proposals for papers are due by December 1, 1999. Please
submit a one-page abstract or panel proposal to me at the e-mail listed
below (preferred), or to the physical address also listed below.
Please respond to the Area Chair:
Diana Dominguez
Texas Tech University
Department of English
Lubbock, TX 79409
806.742.2501 and fax 0989
e-mail: gypsyscholar@hotmail.com
You can also check out the SW/Texas PCA/ACA website for more information
at:
http://www2.okstate.edu/swpca
Hope to see you there!
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