Much has been written about the historical undervaluing of children’s literature and research. While there is considerable scholarly work concerning the teaching of children’s literature in primary and secondary classrooms, there has been relative silence about how and what we teach in this field at university level. This conference will break this silence by providing a forum for perspectives on teaching children’s literature at tertiary institutions from around the world.

This conference reflects the importance of the growing discipline of children’s literature in tertiary contexts, both benchmarking and supporting the development of effective pedagogical practices.

This conference builds on the IRSCL 2019 panel “Breaking the silence: Teaching children’s literature at tertiary level” which was held in Stockholm on 16^th August 2019. During that panel, scholars from around the world shared approaches to teaching children’s literature and it was clear that there was strong interest in the topic, and a thirst for further discussion. This conference creates a space for wider and deeper discussion about how we teach children’s literature in university settings. It aims to foster dialogue and collaborations among children’s literature scholars from different disciplines and contexts.

All submissions are reviewed by the members of the Reading Committee.
All abstracts and papers accepted for and presented at the conference must be in English and copyedited. Papers will be 20 minutes maximum followed by a 10 minutes discussion.

Illustrations by Noemi Vola