childrens literature

Proposals and abstracts sought for The Harry Potter Phemenon, Mid Atlantic
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Assocation meeting November 2-4 in
Philadelphia, Pa.

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 Personal Pleasure(s): Exploring Individual Gratification and Satisfaction in
Young Adult Literature

The deadline for the Call for Proposals has been EXTENDED to FEBRUARY 15th,
2007.

Prophecy 2007: From Hero to Legend
August 2-5, 2007
Toronto
http://www.prophecy2007.org

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Prophecy 2007 is an academic symposium about the Harry Potter series by J.K.
Rowling. We are seeking proposals for a variety of educational programming,
including presentations, discussion panels, round tables, workshops and
poster sessions addressing topics relevant to the books and/or the fan
community. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

MLA 2007
CFP: Children and Political Activism

Inspired by the work of Susan Bartoletti's Kids on Strike and Growing up in
Coal Country, this panel seeks submissions examining children's texts
(fictional, non-fictional, photographic, etc.) depicting children taking
political action and/or texts that are designed to inspire child readers to
take up direct political action.

These texts, marketed to children, might include representations of radical
children demanding their rights or fighting for particular causes.

Abstract Deadline: 1 March 2007
Send 1-2 page abstracts or 8-page papers to:

Dr. Jennifer Miskec
Christopher Newport University
jennifer.miskec_at_cnu.edu

OR

"A New Angle of Ageism: Examining the Presence and Function of Children
in Adult Literature" is a special session which will be proposed for the
MLA 2007 Conference to be held in Chicago on December 27-30.

THE CAT IN THE HAT AT 50: BEGINNER BOOKS COME OF AGE
Session at the Modern Language Association's annual meeting in
Chicago, December 27-30, 2007.
Sponsored by the MLA's Children's Literature Division.

Modern Language Association (MLA) 2007

Chicago -- December 27-30

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Call for papers for SCMLA, November 1-3, 2007, Memphis, Tennessee

Session Theme: Current Approaches to Children's Literature

Description: The Children's Literature Session of South Central MLA (SCMLA),
welcomes proposals for papers examining contemporary or "current" and
innovative approaches to children's and adolescent literature. Methods
might include concepts such as abjection, postcolonialism, multiculturalism,
feminisms or other applicable treatments.
 
Deadline: March 16, 2007

Please submit your abstracts to Session Chair:
         Susan Louise Stewart
         Department of Literature and Languages
         Texas A&M University-Commerce
         Commerce, TX 75429

FIRST INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE IN INDIA:
  "The Child and the Fantastic: Readings in children's fantasy literature",
  Children's Literature Association India (CLAI) International Conference
  Hotel Trichur Towers, Thrissur, Kerala, Southern India
  March 26, 2007 to March 28, 2007
  Conference Organizer, Anto Thomas, St. Thomas College, Calicut University, Kerala, India
   

Call for submissions of articles for a special issue of The Lion and the Unicorn (April 2008): Children's Literature in South Africa

SECTUS 2007 - AN UNOFFICIAL HARRY POTTER CONFERENCE
Park Crescent Conference Centre, London, UK.
Thursday 19th July - Sunday 22nd July 2007=20

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CALL FOR PAPERS

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Sectus 2007 offers attendees the opportunity to celebrate the tenth
anniversary of J.K. Rowling's series at a major fandom conference to be
held in the heart of London

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The main focus of the conference will be on the Harry Potter series, the
fandom and its many areas of interest. Suggested topics for
presentations include, but are by no means restricted to:

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Children's Literature Association Sponsored Session

Beyond Harry Potter: Theorizing Fantasy for Children
MLA 2007

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conference**

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McGill University, Montr=E9al
13th Annual Graduate Conference on Language and Literature
March 10-11, 2007

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Montr=E9al, Canada on March 10th-11th, 2007.

Call for Panels and Papers

SPECIAL PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT CHILDREN'S AND ADOLESCENT LITERATURE

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Please consider joining us at the COLLEGE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION ANNUAL
MEETING in New Orleans this April 12-14.

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Our conference theme this year--so appropriate to our location--is
"Empathy and Ethics."=20

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You might consider in terms of the following broad issues:

How do we respond to difficult circumstances? Do we always act in right
ways-according to some ethical imperative or ideal? Do we care if we do?

We encourage consideration of these and other questions related to the
conference theme:

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