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CAMBRIDGE 201230 March – 1 April &#160;Malgré le délai de soumission désormais très court, nous tenions à vous informer de cet appel à contributions, transmis par Clémentine Beauvais, doctorante à Cambridge.In 2012, The Homerton Research and Teaching Centre for Children's Literature (Cambridge) will host the eighth international Child and the Book conference at the Faculty of Education in Cambridge.Call for papersThe Child and the Book 2012 aims to examine the foundations of children’s literature criticism. Taking a philosophical approach, we intend to find some common ground among the increasingly scattered areas of research, to think about definitions, and to work towards a more coherent framework. How can philosophical perspectives benefit our discipline? Conversely, how can children’s literature research contribute to the field of philosophical knowledge?We suggest the following topics, though papers addressing the general theme from other perspectives are also welcome.Metacritical approaches to the disciplineThe empirical and the theoretical: building bridges between approachesGenerational transmission and educational idealsConstructions of childhood and adulthoodThe big questions: love, life and death, time and spaceKnowledge, reason and imaginationEthics and moralityAestheticsIdentity, the self, and subjectivityThe mind and consciousnessPolitical thoughtNature and cultureChanging notions of humanityPapers will be made available online to all participants for the month preceding the conference in order to facilitate more fruitful questions and discussion.Submission guidelinesPlease submit your abstract by 3 January 2012 to Erin Spring: ees34@cam.ac.ukAbstracts should be 300–500 words and be accompanied by a brief biography. All abstracts will be peer-reviewed, and notification of acceptance will be sent on 14 January.Full papers should be submitted by 1 March 2012 to to Erin Spring: ees34@cam.ac.ukAll papers will be available online to registered participants from 3 March 2012.&#160;Plus de renseignements sur le site du Cambridge/Homerton Research and Teaching Centre for Children's Literature.