Keynote Speakers
- Shih-Wen Sue Chen
- Nina Christensen
- Kai Arne Hansen
- Zhu Ziqiang
Conference schedule
DAY 1, Thursday 25 June 2026
09.00 registration and opening
09.30 Keynote 1, Nina Christensen: “On your own − together. Transnational identities and liminal characters in and around contemporary picturebooks crossing borders”
10.30 parallel sessions 1
12.30 lunch
14.00 parallel sessions 2
16.00 coffee break
16.30 Keynote 2, Kai Arne Hansen: “Singin’ Bout a Revolution: Children’s Musical Activism and Changing Times”
18.00 conference dinner
DAY 2, Friday 26 June
09.00 Keynote 3, Shih-Wen Sue Chen: “Curiosity and Observation: Children’s Literature, Science, and Modernity”
10.00 coffee break
10.30 parallel sessions 3
12.30 lunch
14.00 parallel sessions 4
16.00 coffee break
16.30 Keynote 4, Zhu Ziqiang: “Examining Radical Postmodern Children’s Literature Theories”
17.30 closing notes and reception
Full programme
To be announced