Empathy: a neutral force for potential good
In time for #EmpathyDay, current PhD candidate Vera Veldhuizen explores the framing of empathy in recent educational and literary discourse.
Category: Children’s Literature
What Makes a Successful Conference? Don’t Serve Rubbish Coffee
“You don’t want people popping to the Costa during the allocated breaks because your coffee is frankly undrinkable and then missing out on a chance to mill and mingle.”
Madwomen in the Attic and Drama Queens: Considering Katharine Jones Sullivan’s Recent Talk
MPhil graduate Gabriel Duckels reports back from the CRCLC’s seminar with Katharine Jones Sullivan
From the Children’s Rare Book Collection: A ‘linen’ book
“Since joining Homerton in 2013 I’ve catalogued some very rare, unusual and quirky items…Never before, though, have I handled a book made completely from fabric.”
Cats in Children’s Literature (aka, that longing for a pet when you can’t have one)
From the Vault: Beka Kimberley was an MPhil student in Children’s Literature in 2016-17. It is the greatest sadness of my adult
Book Dash – an Innovative Approach to Children’s Literacy
Chloe Rushovich is a current MPhil student at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Research in Children’s Literature. She previously
“Stay and play. Your beach as much as mine”: Enchanting Islands in Children’s Literature
Jodie Coates is a current MPhil student at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Research in Children’s Literature. She studied
Where’s the Action? – examining the delights of slower storytelling through some of Studio Ghibli’s slower-paced films
Meriel Dhanowa is a current MPhil student at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Research in Children’s Literature. She comes
King Arthur and His Knights in Children’s Literature
Lisa Kazianka is a second-year PhD student at the Centre for Research in Children’s Literature at Cambridge, focusing on representations
The Power of Storytelling in Medical Environments for Children
Amy Ryder is a current MEd student at the Centre for Research in Children’s Literature at Cambridge. Prior to returning
