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Marxism and Children's Literature 2
Saturday 9 June 2007
Following last year's successful initiating conference (March 23 2006) at the University of Hertfordshire, there will be a second in what is hoped will be an annual event. The obituaries of Marxism continue to appear but sightings have been reported all over the world. Whether it is in biographies of writers, analyses of epochs, explanations for the appearance of new forms and themes, critics persist in finding ways to connect writers and their works to the stresses and strains of the societies that nourished them.
Alan Gibbons and Michael Rosen will discuss critiques of government approaches to the teaching of children's literature. Authors Ann Turnbull, China Mieville, Jonathan Neale and Alan Gibbons will talk about their work.
Registration Fees:
£30 standard; £20 Members/Concessions
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Enquiries and Registration: Jon Millington, Events Officer, Institute of English Studies, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU; tel +44 (0) 207 664 4859; Email jon.millington@sas.ac.uk
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Provisional Programme
9.30-10.00 |
Registration: Basement, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London WC1E (adjacent to Senate House) |
10.00 |
1. Michael Rosen (author):
Short introduction and welcome; reminder re: book of papers from previous conference:
"Children's Literature Some Marxist Perspectives" (University of Hertfordshire Press) edited by Jenny Plastow |
10.05 |
2. Plenary i
Three authors discuss their work
China Mieville
Titles include: 'King Rat', 'Iron Council', 'Un Lun Dun', also: 'Between Equal Rights: A Marxist Theory of International Law'.
Jonathan Neale
Titles include: 'Tigers of the Snow: Sherpa Climbers', 'Lost at Sea', 'Mutineers', 'Cutlass and Lash' and is working on a book about women pirates.
Alan Gibbons
Titles include: 'Rise of the Blood Moon', 'Setting of a Cruel Sun', 'Playing with Fire', 'Whose Side Are You On?' |
11.00 |
3. Coffee and bookshop |
11.30 |
4. Workshops and discussion groups choosing from:
David Rudd (University of Bolton);
Richard MacSween (author); 'The Afterlife of the Folk Tale'
Jenny Plastow (University of Hertfordshire); 'Only a story, innit? What stories really tell us about who we think we are' |
12.15 |
5. Plenary ii:
Michael Rosen and Alan Gibbons discuss effects of government policies on writing, publishing and literature in schools. |
1.15 |
6. Lunch, bookshop |
2.15 |
7. Plenary iii:
Victoria de Rijke (University of Middlesex) introduces Dr. de Risk 'Some are More Equal than Others: Aesop's Fables & the Politically Powerless'. |
3.15 |
8. Workshops and discussion groups choosing from:
Jon Blake (author); 'Historical Fiction and the History National Curriculum'
Jon Berry (University of Hertfordshire); 'Can We Make the Curriculum More Exciting as Well as Keeping the Number-Crunchers off our Backs?'
Jane Bassett (teacher); 'Critical Reading' |
4.00 |
Break, bookshop |
4.30 |
10. Plenary iv
Closing talk, discussion with Jeannie Robinson (Nottingham Trent University) |
5.30 |
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