“Health” in Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Cultures
Children’s Literature and Young Adult Literature Permanent Sections
Session Coordinator: Dr. Amberyl Malkovich
Dept. of English, Concord University
“Health” in Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Cultures
Societal and cultural upheavals can be cause for growth, hope, change, and (r)evolution. Changes and challenges to global, national, and local communities can be difficult to understand and handle as they often transform that with which we are familiar. Such topics have long been addressed in Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture. Questions may arise such as: What is the role of Children’s and Young Adult Literature within contemporary societal and cultural upheavals? How do events such as war or migration cause reflection and change? We seek papers that explore all aspects of Children’s and Young Adult Literature, as well as those addressing the conference theme of “Health.” Considerations may be given to mental and/or physical health, health as it pertains to community, the environment, audience, war, race, technologies, body image, sexualities, disabilities, politics, literacies, socioeconomics, immigration, rural/urban spaces, post/humanism, regionalism, and any other critical issues in children’s and young adult literature from any period and genre. Panel proposals are also welcome.
The MMLA conference will take place in Chicago, IL November 14-16th, 2024. Inquiries and/or abstracts of 250-300 words should be sent to Amberyl Malkovich at amalkovich@concord.edu by April 25th, 2024. Please include your name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address, and paper title in your abstract.