{"id":22,"date":"2024-02-11T18:22:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T01:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/beyondborders2024\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2024-02-13T15:58:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T22:58:38","slug":"past-conferences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/beyondborders2024\/past-conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"2023<\/h2>\n

(Re)Imagining Tomorrow: Agency and Possibility in Literature and Media for Children and Young Adults<\/p>\n

The most recent conference focused on sci-fi futures, cultural transformation, technology, and agency in children’s and young adult literature.\u00a0 Keynote speakers included Dr. Grace Dillon and author Nafiza Azad.<\/p>\n

Program<\/a> |\u00a0 | CFP<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"2022<\/h2>\n

Because It Lasts: Time and Space in Children\u2019s and Young Adult Literature and Media<\/p>\n

The 2022 conference focused on time and space in children\u2019s and young adult literature and media. Keynote speakers included Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak and author Tanya Kyi.<\/p>\n

Program<\/a> | Poster<\/a> | CFP<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"2021<\/h2>\n

Fresh from the Fight: Heroes, Tricksters, and Villains in Children\u2019s and Young Adult Literature and Culture<\/p>\n

The 2021 conference featured keynotes from Dr. Stephanie Toliver, Dr. Angel Matos, and best-selling author Richard Van Camp.<\/p>\n

Program<\/a> | CFP<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"2018<\/h2>\n

In the Shadows: Illuminating Monstrosity in Children\u2019s and Young<\/p>\n

Adult Literature and Culture<\/p>\n

The 2018 conference featured Dr. Elaine Ostry as an academic keynote and the New York Times best-selling novelist Rachel Hartman as a creative keynote.<\/p>\n

Program<\/a> | Poster<\/a> | CFP<\/a><\/p>\n

2016\"\"<\/h2>\n

Many Worlds to Walk In: Exploring Diversity in Children\u2019s Literature, Librarianship, and Education<\/p>\n

The 2016 conference explored the idea of diversity, encompassing narratives that depict diversity and the diverse formats we use to create and share narratives with children. Our presenters addressed a wide range of themes, including gender studies, indigenous narratives, immigrant and minority narratives, and diversity in library services and collections. Dr. Naomi Hamer and Dr. Renee Hill were our keynote speakers.<\/p>\n

Program<\/a> |CFP<\/a><\/p>\n

2014\"\"<\/h2>\n

\u201ci Will Be Myself\u201d: Identity in Children\u2019s Literature, Media and Culture<\/p>\n

Our 2014 conference explored, questioned, and analyzed the issues surrounding identity in various elements of children\u2019s and young adult literature, with a multimodal approach to children\u2019s media. Across novels, films, apps, picturebooks, we examined themes of identity, which can include liminality, hybridity, Otherness or Othering, gender, and transformation. We were very honoured to welcome Phillip Serrato as our keynote speaker.<\/p>\n

Program<\/a> | Poster<\/a> | CFP<\/a><\/p>\n

2012\"\"<\/h2>\n

Stranger in a Strange Land: Exploring Texts and media for Young People Across Cultures and Continents<\/p>\n

\u201cStranger in a Strange Land\u201d was a one-day children\u2019s literature conference exploring a diverse range of themes in literature and other materials for young people. With Sarah Park and Elizabeth Marshall as keynote speakers, this conference explored the many boundaries, physical and non-physical, that affect children\u2019s media.<\/p>\n

Program<\/a><\/p>\n

2010\"\"<\/h2>\n

\u201cSecond to the Right and Straight on Till Morning\u201d: Navigating the Narrative Realm(s) of Children\u2019s Texts<\/p>\n

The third conference, held in 2010, featured Maria Tatar and Philip Nel as the keynote speakers. This event was the beginning of what has become a biennial conference, planned by students in the MACL program and other graduate student volunteers from the affiliated departments and programs.<\/p>\n

Program<\/a> | Poster<\/a><\/p>\n

2009<\/h2>\n

A following conference was held in 2009 and organized independently by MACL graduate students as an outcome of their enthusiastic response to the 2008 event.<\/p>\n

2008<\/h2>\n

The first one, which took place in 2008, was a Language and Literacy Education Department-sponsored conference held in conjunction with visiting lecturer Aidan Chambers, from the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2023 (Re)Imagining Tomorrow: Agency and Possibility in Literature and Media for Children and Young Adults The most recent conference focused on sci-fi futures, cultural transformation, technology, and agency in children’s and young adult literature.\u00a0 Keynote speakers included Dr. Grace Dillon and author Nafiza Azad. Program |\u00a0 | CFP 2022 Because It Lasts: Time and Space … Continue reading Past Conferences<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69186,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/beyondborders2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/beyondborders2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/beyondborders2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/beyondborders2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/beyondborders2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/beyondborders2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/beyondborders2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/93"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/beyondborders2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}