We invite proposals for papers for a special issue of _Canadian
Children's Literature / Littérature canadienne pour la jeunesse_
continuing the discussion of the issues raised by a list of Shared
Characteristics of "Mainstream" Canadian Children's Novels, printed as
an appendix to "Teaching Canadian Children's Literature: Learning to
Know More" in issue 98 (2000) of CCL. Papers might deal with questions
such as these:
- What are the pedagogical possibilities of this list or such lists in
general?
- What are the possibilities and the limitations of this list or such
lists for the development of further useful knowledge about literature?
- Do any of the characteristics listed suggest values that distinguish
Canadian children's literature as a particular collection of texts from
other children's literature?
- Might the shared characteristics be explained in part or as a whole in
terms of Canadian history, geography, government policy, or the material
facts of publication in Canada?
- Are the needs and responsibilities of a teacher of Canadian children's
literature different from, or even antithetical to, the needs and
responsibilities of a scholar of Canadian children's literature?
- How important is it to consider the full range of typical Canadian
children's reading in developing a description of Canadian children's
literature?
- Do specific texts or groups of texts of Canadian children's literature
represent or diverge from the characteristics listed in revealing ways?
Send final papers no later than 1 Sept. 2002 to the guest editors of this
issue:
Perry Nodelman and Mavis Reimer
Department of English
University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3L 1V9
E-mail: perry.nodelman@uwinnipeg.ca or mavis.reimer@uwinnipeg.ca
We welcome papers in English or in French. An index to previous issues,
subscription information, and current guidelines for contributors can be
found at our website: http://www.uoguelph.ca/englit/ccl/
-- Benjamin Lefebvre, Acting AdministratorCanadian Children's Literature / Littérature canadienne pour la jeunesse 4th Floor, MacKinnon Building University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 3189 Fax: (519) 837-1315 E-mail: ccl@uoguelph.ca Website: http://www.uoguelph.ca/englit/ccl/
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