{"id":17,"date":"2021-11-25T00:26:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T07:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/timespace2022\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2021-12-21T00:39:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T07:39:47","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/timespace2022\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Master of Arts in Children\u2019s Literature (MACL) Program<\/h2>\n

The Master of Arts in Children\u2019s Literature (MACL) at UBC is the only graduate program in children\u2019s literature in Canada and one of the most multi-disciplinary children\u2019s literature programs in the world. It is offered through the UBC iSchool (Library, Archival, and Information Studies) with joint participation from the Department of English, the Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED), and the Creative Writing Program.<\/p>\n

Our Conference<\/h2>\n

Few venues exist in Canada for showcasing emerging scholarship in the area of children\u2019s literature, especially for graduate and upper-division undergraduate students. Holding this conference at UBC provides a conduit to others with similar interests from different backgrounds and creates cross-disciplinary associations inspiring new and innovative connections to support writing and research in this area. It also provides creative writing students an opportunity to showcase their work and receive feedback while obtaining performance experience.
\nStudents from the MACL program have been involved in organizing similar graduate student conferences in the past:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2008<\/h3>\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><\/blockquote>\n

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2009<\/h3>\n

The 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><\/blockquote>\n

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2010 \u201cSecond to the Right and Straight on Till Morning\u201d: Navigating the Narrative\u00a0Realm(s) of Children\u2019s Texts<\/h3>\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.\u00a0View\u00a0Program<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Poster<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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2012 Stranger in a Strange Land: Exploring Texts and media for Young People Across Cultures and Continents<\/h3>\n

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\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.
\nView\u00a0Program<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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2014 \u201ci Will Be Myself\u201d: Identity in Children\u2019s Literature, Media and Culture<\/h3>\n

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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.
\nView\u00a0Program<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Poster<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0CFP<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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2016 Many Worlds to Walk In: Exploring Diversity in Children\u2019s Literature, Librarianship, and Education<\/h3>\n

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Many Worlds to Walk In explored the idea of diversity, encompassing narratives that depict
\ndiversity 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.\u00a0View\u00a0Program<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Poster<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0CFP<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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2018 In the Shadows: Illuminating Monstrosity in Children\u2019s and Young Adult Literature and Culture<\/h3>\n

In the Shadows: Illuminating Monstrosity in Children\u2019s and Young Adult Literature and Culture, took place in 2018 and featured Dr. Elaine Ostry as an academic keynote and the New York Times best-selling novelist Rachel Hartman as a creative keynote. View\u00a0Program<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Poster<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0CFP<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2021 Fresh from the Fight: Heroes, Tricksters, and Villains in Children\u2019s and Young Adult Literature and Culture<\/h3>\n

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The most recent conference was held in the summer of 2021, themed \u201cFresh from the Fight: Heroes, Tricksters, and Villains in Children\u2019s and Young Adult Literature and Culture\u201d, featuring Dr. Stephanie Toliver, Dr. Angel Matos, and best-selling author Richard Van Camp. We are incredibly excited to organize the eighth biennial conference for graduate students and others interested in the dynamic field of children\u2019s and young adult literature in the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n

View Program<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0CFP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Currently Ongoing 2022 Because It Last: Time and Space in Children and Young Adult Literature<\/h3>\n

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