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Universität Linköping, Schweden, September 26 - 29, 2012&#160;Registration deadline: Mar 1, 2012&#160;Conference Call for PapersESF-Liu-Research ConferenceLinköping University, Sweden, 26-29 September 2012.Chair: Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer (University of Tübingen)Co-Chairs: Elina Druker (University of Stockholm), Maria Nikolajeva(University of Cambridge)&#160;The conference, which is fully funded by the European ScienceFoundation (www.esf.org), is a first step towards the investigation ofthe complex and mutual influences of Avant-Garde movements onchildren’s literature in different European and non-European countriesduring the 20th century. Since modern children’s literature in thesecountries is obviously influenced by Avant-Garde concepts until thepresent, the topic of the conference reveals a timeless approach whichwill help to enlarge the historical and theoretical context ofchildren’s literature in a European context.It is one aim of this conference to bring together those scholars whoare interested into the relationship between avant-garde movements andchildren’s culture (i.e. arts, literature, toys, films for children)within a European context. Since Avant-garde movements wereparticularly strong in countries such as Czechoslovakia, Germany,Italy, Russia, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and theNordic countries, this conference focuses on the mutual influences ofEuropean Avant-garde movements and children’s literature in theserespective countries. Moreover, the impact of the European Avant-Gardeon Non-European children’s literature, for instance in Brazil, Japan orthe United States, should be investigated as well.Possible topics include:Theoretical and historical reflections on the literary and artisticdiscourse of the relationship between children’s literature andAvant-Garde movementsArtistic and literary experimentation in Avant-Garde children’sliteratureThe combination of media in single artworksThe material effectivity of the avant-gardeThe interference of pedagogical and artistic debates on the developmentof new art formsImpact of European Avant-Garde on Non-European children’s literatureAvant-garde publishers for childrenChildren’s culture and the Bauhaus at Weimar/DessauAfterlife of Avant-Garde art and literature in modern children’sliterature written after World War IIInfluence of specific Avant-Garde movements, such as Constructivism,Expressionism, Surrealism, New Realism and Pop ArtAvant-Garde toys and films for children&#160;Contributions from academics and experts interested in any of theseareas and in international perspectives are particularly welcome. Anactive participation by early stage researchers is required, thereforewe especially encourage ph d students and early researchers to submit aproposal (for a short talk or a poster session).&#160;Confirmed keynote speakers:Sandra Beckett (Brock University)Tone Birkeland (Bergen University College)Juan Bordes (Madrid)Nina Christensen (Children’s Book Centre, University ofAarhus/Copenhagen)Albert Luiz Coelho (University of Rio de Janeiro)Sirke Happonen (University of Helsinki)Mikhail Karasik (St. Petersburg)Lena Kåreland (University of Uppsala)Albert Lemmens &#38; Serge Stommels (Nijmegen)Patricia Molins (Museum Reina Sofia, Madrid)Philip Nel (Kansas State University)Marilynn Olson (Texas State University)Sara Pankenier (Bard College, Boston)Michael Siebenbrodt (Klassikstiftung Weimar)Petra Timmer (Amsterdam)&#160;The format of the conference consists of a plenary format (no parallelsessions) with lectures given by the keynote speakers, short talks (20minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion), and poster sessions.&#160;There are plans to publishing a volume of selected papers afterwards inbook form.&#160;Grants are available for students and early stage researchers to coverthe conference fees and possibly part of the travel costs (seeapplication form on the ESF-website).&#160;The deadline for proposals is: 1 March 2012.Notification of acceptance: April 2012&#160;For submitting an abstract and for further information about theconference please go to the ESF-website at:www.esf.org/index.php?id=9078&#160;For any inquiries concerning the conference, contact the chair BettinaKümmerling-Meibauer at: bettina.kuemmerling-meibauer@uni-tuebingen.deor the conference officer Anne Blondeel-Oman at: ablondeel@efs.org