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The 2027 edition of The Child and the Book<\/em> conference devoted to the topic of The Politics and Poetics of Friendship: The Ethics of Storytelling and Companionship<\/em> invites participants to return to enduring human values in times of crisis while critically reexamining concepts too often taken for granted. Friendship and storytelling are fundamental to human experience, yet both raise complex ethical, philosophical, and political questions that deserve renewed scholarly attention<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee <\/a>| Keynote Speakers<\/a> | Programme <\/a>| Abstracts <\/a>| Sponsors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scientific Committee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mar\u00eda Alcantud-Diaz (University of Valencia, Spain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Francesca Arnavas (University of Tartu, Estonia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cristina Bacchilega (University of Hawaii at Manoa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna Bugajska (Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow, Poland)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marnie Campagnaro (University of Padova, Italy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak (University of Wroc\u0142aw, Poland)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jade Dillon (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginie Douglas (University of Le Havre, France)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Janet Evans (Independent Researcher, UK)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giuliana Fenech (University of Malta, Malta)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sidia Fiorato (University of Verona, Italy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1gnes Hans\u00e1gi (University of Szeged, Hungary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martine Hennard DuTheil de La Rochere (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanessa Joosen (University of Antwerp, Belgium)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Svetlana Kalezi\u0107-Radonji\u0107 (University of Montenegro)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tzina Kalogirou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna K\u00e9rchy (University of Szeged, Hungary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lorraine Kerslake Young (University of Alicante, Spain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C\u00e9cile Kovacshazy (University of Limoges, France)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bettina K\u00fcmmerling-Meibauer (University of T\u00fcbingen, Germany)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ildik\u00f3 Limp\u00e1r (P\u00e1zm\u00e1ny P\u00e9ter Catholic University, Hungary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chrysogonus Siddha Malilang (Malm\u00f6 University, Sweden)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J\u00f6rg Meibauer (University of Mainz, Germany)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dorota Michu\u0142ka (University of Wroc\u0142aw, Poland)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xavier Minguez Lopez (University of Valencia, Spain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seyede Elahe Mousavian (University of Szeged, Hungary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smiljana Naran\u010di\u0107 Kova\u010d (University of Zagreb, Croatia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c5se Marie Ommundsen (OsloMet, Norway)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ana Margarida Ramos (University of Aveiro, Portugal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michelle Ryan (University of Angers, France)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krzysztof Rybak (University of Warsaw, Poland)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farriba Schulz (Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t zu Berlin, Germany)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elena Sottilotta (University of Cambridge, UK)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hadassah Stichnothe (Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin, Germany)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bj\u00f6rn Sundmark (Malm\u00f6 University, Sweden)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mateusz \u015awietlicki (University of Wroc\u0142aw, Poland)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara Van den Bossche (Tilburg University, Netherlands)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vassiliki Vasiloudi (University of Crete, Greece)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krystyna Zabawa (Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow, Poland)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Confirmed Keynote Speakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Judit Berg<\/strong>, children\u2019s book writer, Deputy Secretary of State for Literature and Public Culture, former HUBBY president<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macarena Garc\u00eda-Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>, Ram\u00f3n y Cajal senior research fellow, Department of Communication at Pompeu Fabra University, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanessa Joosen<\/strong>, professor of children\u2019s literature, University of Antwerp, Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philip Nel<\/strong>, distinguished professor of children\u2019s literature, Kansas State University, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Programme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book of Abstracts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conference Sponsors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • NKFIH Mecenatura: Science Patronage Programme of the National Research Development and Innovation Office at the Ministry of Culture and Innovation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Szeged<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Institute of English and American Studies, University of Szeged<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Doctoral School of Literature and Culture, University of Szeged<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Literatures and Cultures in English Doctoral Program, University of Szeged<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • HUBBY Hungarian Board on Books for Young People<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • K\u00e1roly Somogyi Library<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Tourinform, Szeged<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Szeged City Hall<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Hungarian Society for the Study of English<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Szeged Branch of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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