The 15th Anniversary Jubilee of Filoteknos will be part of the International Seminar "Transcultural and Transnational Perspectives on Children’s and Young Adult Literature" organized by the Faculty of Letters and the Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. The seminar is the tenth in the "Reading – Experiences – Emotions. Books for Children and Young Adults – Theory and Practice of Reception" series.
9.00 - 9.15 – Opening
9:15-12:30 - “Excellence Initiative – Research University" (IDUB) – Keynote lectures
9:15-10:05
Åse Marie Ommundsen (Oslo Metropolitan University) – “Captivated by the Text: Cognitively Challenging Picturebooks and Inclusive Education”
10:10-11:00
Xavier Mínguez-López (University of Valencia) – “It’s the Teacher, Not the Book: Rethinking the Role of Literature in Intercultural Education”
11:05-12:00
Georgia (Tzina) Kalogirou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) – “Migrants, Nomads and Identity in Children’s Literature”
12:00-12:30 Discussion
12:30-12:45 Coffee break
12:45-14:00 Session 1
Wojciech Małecki (University of Wrocław) – “Measuring the Power of Story: An Empirical Framework”
Vasiliki Oikonomopoulou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) – “Intercultural Readings of Children's Books on Cultural Diversity”
Anastasia Ulanowicz (University of Florida) – “Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger's Swimming with Spies and the Role of North American Publishers in Representations of the Russia-Ukraine War”
Anna Kobylowska (University of Wrocław) – “Young People and Sociopolitical Shifts: The Cold War, the LGBTQ+ Community, and Chinese Americans in American Historical Fiction”
14:00-15:00 Lunch break
15:00-16:20 Session 2
Michał Wolski (University of Wrocław) – “Marvel's Inhumanity: A Contemporary Approach to Multiculturalism and Migration in Comics”
Mateusz Świetlicki (University of Wrocław) - “We’re All in this Together: Transnational Immigrant Families in Canadian Children’s Historical Fiction”
Dorota Michułka (University of Wrocław) – “Childhood (Re)constructed. Memory, Myth and Reality in Contemporary Polish Literature for Young Adults [based on the novels Strupki by Paulina Jóźwik (2019) and Nigdzie by Małgorzata Boryczka (2022)]”
16:30-17:00
Special Event: 15th Anniversary Jubilee of Filoteknos
More info:
https://uwr.edu.pl/miedzynarodowe-seminarium-o-literaturze-dzieciecej-i-mlodziezowej-w-perspektywie-transnarodowej/
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