International Conference

 “Children may not understand all that’s happening below the surface of a story. It doesn’t matter. Because even though they may not be able to define or verbalize it, they sense there’s something more than meets the eye; on an almost subliminal level, they are aware of a richness of texture, or meaning and emotion -- a richness that, in a great book, is inexhaustible. And the child may well come back to it again and again, perhaps long after he’s stopped being a child. ”

-Lloyd Alexender

Writers have never ceased to depict the innocence, magic and wonder of children in words as well as in spirit. Children are regarded as the most innocent form of being. Their presence illuminate hearts and souls of all. From the lovable Winnie-the-Pooh, the curious Alice, the naughty Peter Pan, to the all-time favorite Swami of Malgudi Days, Children’s Literature as a discipline has borne another discourse. Is Children Literature only for children? The debate is multidimensional and has proved to remain evergreen. Since times immemorial, ‘books’ for children are written. Works like Panchatantra (800 BC) by Vishnu Gupta, Aesop’s Fables(600BC) by Aesop, One Thousand and One Nights (08 cen. AD), and the Best Friend in the Worst Times (1670) by James Janeway and writers like Saadi Shirazi, Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, Allama Iqbal have crystallized the existence of the same. In others words, Children’s Literature has never been limited to a few people. No civilization has failed to amalgamate this genre of literary finesse within their culture.

The recent years have fruited out dynamic changes circumscribing the periphery of children and their world owing to the changing landscape of global politics. Experts, scholars and researchers from various other branches and clusters of literature are now coming forward to address the issues around children. Whether its war against nature, or conflict amongst humans, children can be seen everywhere. In order to address issues and challenges posed to children the Kashmiri Section, Department of Modern Indian Languages, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India is pleased to announce the call for papers for the International Conference.

We invite scholars and researchers to send their abstracts not exceeding 300 words to clc2023amu@gmail.com along with a short bio not exceeding 100 words by 10th of September 2023. Potential topics include, but are by no means limited to:

Historical perspective of Children’s Literature.

Children’s Literature in Indian Languages.

Drama/Theatre/ Novels/Poetry in Children’s Literature.

Moral Education/Ethical Values in Children’s Literature.

Pluralism in Children’s Literature.

Culture and Diversity in Children’s Literature.

Representation of Childhood in Literature.

Psychological Aspects of Children’s Literature.

Carnivalesque in Children’s Literature.

Hauntology in Children’s Literature.

Didacticism in Children’s Literature.

Mythological/Supernatural elements in Children’s Literature.

Colonial/postcolonial/de-colonial/neo-colonial Children’s Literature.

Eco-critical/ Ecological aspects of Children’s Literature.

War/Trauma/Conflict/Violence in Children’s Literature.

Gothic Studies and Children’s Literature.

Children’s Literature in Popular Culture.

Fables and Fairy/Folk tales/ in Children’s Literature.

Humor and Satire in Children’s Literature.

Translation Studies and Children’s Literature.

Art/Animation/comics/picture books for Children.

Journals/monographs in Children’s Literature.

Literature by Children.

Biographies/life writings in Children’s Litearture.

Disability in Children’s Literature.

Electronic Media and Children’s Literature.

Science Fiction and Children’s Literature.

Digital Education and Children’s Literature.

The Child and Childhood in Children’s Narratives.

School Curriculum/Textbooks/Material Designing for Children.

Issues and Challenges in Children’s Literature

Important Dates

Deadline for Submission of Abstracts : September 10, 2023

Notification of acceptance : September 20, 2023

Registration opens : September 25, 2023

Submission of full paper : November 01, 2023

Once the abstract has been accepted, a Google form will be sent for registration and the mode of payment will also be duly notified.

Select papers will be considered for publication after the conference.

Non-presenters/Attendees will be given certificate of participation after fulfilling the registration formalities.

The delegates may submit their abstract(s) in English/Urdu/Hindi or any other Indian Language.

Abstracts and bio-notes of the author(s) should be mailed as a single MS- Word attachment, with font size: 12 Times New Roman, line spacing 1.5.

For questions or queries, please write to: clc2023amu@gmail.com