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The Child and the Book Conference is an annual event which attracts delegates from all over the world and provides a unique opportunity for postgraduate students to meet, present and discuss their research. This inter-disciplinary event was inaugurated in 2004 at Roehampton University, hosted in 2005 by the University of Antwerp, in 2006 by the University of Newcastle in the UK, in 2007 by the Department of Western Languages and Literature at Bogaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey, and in 2008 at Buffalo State University in upstate New York, USA.

If you have general questions about The Child and the Book Conference, please contact Laura Atkins, Conference Manager, National Centre for Research in Children's Literature, Roehampton University (email: L.Atkins@roehampton.ac.uk) 

THE CHILD AND THE BOOK 2009

Vancouver Island University is pleased to host the 2009 The Child and the Book Conference for graduate and postgraduate students, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, May 1-3, 2009.  The keynote speakers will be noted scholars Perry Nodelman and Mavis Reimer.  For conference information, see www.viu.ca/childandbook .

We particularly invite proposals for papers exploring the conference theme, although all scholarly papers on topics related to children's literature will be given careful consideration.

The theme of this year's conference is This Land is Our Land, and we welcome proposals on the following topics:

• Children's literature and place
• Children's literature and heritage
• Children's literature and Indigenous Peoples
• Children's literature and ecology
• Children's literature and animals

Proposals for 20-minute presentations should be 250 words and should indicate texts to be discussed and the theoretical/critical framework underpinning your argument. Also include a separate brief biography for use by panel chairs when introducing presenters.

Please submit your proposal by Jan. 15, 2009,  to the following:

Virginia MacCarthy

Faculty of Education

Vancouver Island University

900 Fifth St.

Nanaimo, BC,

Canada V9R 5S5

Or electronically (preferred) at Virginia MacCarthy.

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