“READING CHILDREN” (8/15/2003; 12/11/2003-12/13/2003)
The English Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata,
will host an international conference from 11 to 13
December 2003 to consider the entire range of texts
written for children as well as the presentation of
children in other texts. Given that the venue is a
Department of English in India with interests in book
history, two areas of special focus will be
Encounters between European and Indian children’s
texts: circulation, reception, interaction,
adaptation, translation. The presentation of Europe in
Indian and India in European texts for children.
Production (including such matters as design and
illustration), publishing and circulation of
children’s texts.
Special sessions will be devoted to these issues.
Other areas covered will include (but need not be
restricted to)
School texts and other educational writings
Imaginative literature for children
Writings by children
Children’s periodicals
The presentation of children in ‘adult’ literature
Children’s reading habits and demands
The focus will not be on the analysis of texts per se
but on the role of such texts in social formations and
transactions. The conference will explore the ways in
which texts shape the concepts of ‘childhood’ and ‘the
child’.
Intending participants are invited to submit synopses
(not exceeding one A4 page) of their papers by 15
August 2003. Papers should be of 30-45 minutes’ duration .
The full paper need not be submitted in
advance.
Participants must arrange and fund their own travel to
Kolkata. (Limited funds may be available for travel
within India.) Jadavpur University will provide local
hospitality. Intending participants are requested to
let the organisers know whether they require the
University to make arrangements for their stay.
All enquiries and correspondence to:
Professor Sukanta Chaudhuri, Conference Director
Department of English, Jadavpur University
Kolkata 700 032, India
Phone: Office: (+91-33) 2414-6681 (direct), 2413-7903
(direct), 2414-6666 extension 2224.
Residence: (+91-33) 2337-2516
Fax: (+91-33) 2413-7903
Email: prantik1@vsnl.com
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