CALL FOR PAPERS: Let’s Talk About Sex in YA
We are pleased to announce that the Centre will hold an international conference on the role of sex in young adult fiction on the 11th and 12th of September 2020.
A children’s book at Durham
by Clémentine A Durham University Modern Languages undergraduate I tutor has been set an interesting collection of texts for her
Shaun Tan wins the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
2011 is definitely a lucky year for author and illustrator Shaun Tan, who was announced this morning as the new
The iPad: Rocking My Picturebook World?
by Ghada Al-Yaqout A Bump In the Road Until last October I was ‘diligently’ [:)] in research mode. I was
Defend Your Thesis! A PhD viva in France
by Clémentine A few days ago I attended a good friend’s PhD viva at the Sorbonne university in Paris. She’d
50 Books Every Child Should Read?
by Clémentine Quick thoughts on this article in today’s Independent. Please add yours! – 9 out of 50 books were
Guest Post: Maternity Leave for Oompa-Loompas
by Maria Nikolajeva As everyone knows, Mr Willy Wonka owns the largest and most remarkable chocolate factory in the world.
The regional UKLA conference in Cambridge: “Love what you do, do what you love”
by Sophia A bright and crisp Saturday morning saw the arrival of teachers, head teachers, students and lecturers for the
‘Holidays’! And what happened before.
Hello, readers, and welcome to this first Sunday blog post. Sunday posts will be written by PhD students (a different
Welcome!
Welcome to our new blog, launched on the same day as our new webpage and our new Facebook page! More
