Seminar Programme 2008

Monday - September 8th
14.00 – 15.30


1) Session Title:
Promotion of Children's Literature and Reading (1)
Room: “Denmark”
Moderator: Carmen Barvo, Colombia

• “De Dagen – a KAMISHIBAI-based Project for Deaf, Foreign Youngsters Between 12 and 18 Years Old”
  Silvie Moors and Olivia Moors, Belgium
  
  
• “Nepalese Children's Literature – Past and Present“
  Biswambhar Chanchal, Nepal – Short story and children's book writer
  
  
• “Promotion of Children’s Literature and Reading: Fundación La Fuente’s Creating Tomorrow’s Readers Program: A Successful Experience in Reading Promotion”
  Verónica Abud, Chile – Executive Director of La Fuente and Claudia Olavarría, Chile – Social Projects Coordinator
  
  
• “A Sock with a Hole in It”
  María Antonia Carrasco, Spain – Journalist, MA
  
  
• “Experiences of a Turkish Publishing House: Narrating History to Children through Stories”
  Nazli Tanci, Turkey – Assistant Editor and Translator
  
  
• “Between Honouring Literary Excellence and Promoting Reading – Over 50 Years of German Youth Literature Award”
  Hannelore Daubert, Germany – Lecturer

2) Session Title:
Prehistoric Time and the Time of Myths and Legends
Room: “Iceland”
Moderator: Wally de Doncker, Belgium

• “The Oldest Children's Story in Persian History”
  Zohreh Ghaeni, Iran – Researcher and President of the HCA Jury
  
  
• “Stories Beginning Expression and Myths of Origin”
  Mohammad H. Saki, Iran – BA and TV script writer
  
  
• “The Significance of Myths and Legends in Children’s Literature in Contemporary Zimbabwe”
  Mickias Musiyiwa, Zimbabwe – Lecturer and translator
  
  
• "The Sagas Continue - in Iceland's Landscapes and Literature for Children"
  Anna Heida Pálsdóttir, Iceland
  
  
• ”Nordic Myths”
  Lars-Henrik Olsen, Denmark – Author
  
  
• “Epics Created History”
  Ira Saxena, India – Author and child psychologist

3) Session title:
Hans Christian Andersen
Room: “Finland”
Moderator: Mingzhou Zhang, China

• “Outsiders in Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales”
  Vivian Yenika-Agbaw, USA – Associate Professor
  
  
• “A Brazilian Travel around Hans Christian Andersen's Life and Work”
  Sueli de Souza Cagneti, Alcione Pauli and Cleber Fabiano da Silva, Brazil   
  
  
• “The Collateral Damages of War: Radical Transformations of H.C. Andersen's The Little Match Girl in Contemporary Children's Literature”
  Jina Kalogirou, Greece – Associate Professor, and Sofia Paraschou, Greece – Ph.D. and author
  
  
• “12 Minutes with H.C. Andersen”
  Lilian Brøgger, Denmark – Illustrator
  
  
• “Hans Christian Andersen”
  Louis Jensen, Denmark – Author

4) Session title:
How Children's Literature has Reflected Actual History – and How Historical Experiences Have Influenced Stories for Children (1)
Room: “Norway”
Moderator: Jehan Helou, Palestine

• “From Dictatorship to Freedom – Children's Literature and History in Portugal”
  Ana Margarida Ramos, Portugal – Professor
  
  
• “The Political Socialization of African American Children through Literature, 1970-1985"
  Laretta Henderson, USA – Ph.D.
  
  
• “Haitian History in Haitian Children's Literature”
  Cheryl L. Canada, USA
  
  
• “Sense of Place and Displacement: Children's Literature and Forced Relocations”
  Barbara A. Lehman, USA – Professor
  
  
• "Reflections of Cyprus History in Novels for Children and Young Adults"
  Costas Katsonis, Cyprus – Chief Education Officer & Ph.D., and Elena Kyriakides, Cyprus – BA & MA.  Session presented by Petros Panaou, Cyprus
  
  
• “The Depiction of National Identity in Danish Historical Novels for Children”
  Anna Karlskov Skyggebjerg, Denmark – Assistant professor

5) Storytelling Session
Room: The Storyteller Tepee
Storytelling in the Storyteller Tepee presented by Rikke S. Jakobsen and Carsten Flink, Heads of Children's Library Departments, Denmark

• Eva Barongo, Uganda
• Deborah Dunleavy, Canada
• Margaret Zeegers, Australia
• Jenni Woodroffe, Australia
• Ranjana Goyal, India
• Vijaylakshmi Nagaraj, India

16.00 – 17.30


6) Special session title:
The Hans Christian Andersen Awards and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Room: “Sweden”
Moderator: Katherine Paterson, USA

“What are the HCA Awards and What is the ALMA? – Missions and visions?”

Zohreh Ghaeni, Iran, President of the H.C. Andersen Jury, with 2008 jury members Nadia El Kholy (Egypt), Alicia Salvi (Argentina) and Junko Yokoto (USA).

Larry Lempert, Chairman of the ALMA-Jury, Mats Berggren, Birgitta Fransson and Ulla Lundqvist (all from Sweden)

7) Session title:
Promotion of Children's Literature and Reading (2)
Room: “Denmark”
Moderator: Elisa Bonilla, Mexico

• “Empowerment through Reading: The Meaning of Bunko, a Small Story-based Community in Melbourne, Australia”
  Tetsuta Watanabe, Australia – Writer and translator
  
  
• “Libros Palotes: First Steps in a Child-friendly Publishing Programme for Chile's Young Readers”
  Bernardita Munoz Chereau, Chile – Writer and illustrator
  
  
• “IBBY's Unique Function in Children's Reading Promotion in China”
  Mingzhou Zhang, China – children's literature promoter
  
  
• “Stories Across Africa - Towards a Shared African Children's Literature”
  Carole Bloch, South Africa – PRAESA
  
  
• “Children's Power in Swedish libraries – Background and Case Study” (1)
  Pia Cronholm, Sweden – Librarian
  
  
• “Children's Power in Swedish libraries – Background and Case Study” (2)
  Ingrid Kallström Nilsson, Sweden – Librarian

8) Session title:
Personal Stories and Biographies for Children
Room: “Iceland”
Moderator: Ahmad Redza A. Khairuddin, Malaysia

• “History in Stories - Stories of Palestinian Children Told by Palestinian Children" 
  Jehan Helou, Palestine – Expert in Promotion of Non-Formal Education and Children's Books
  
  
• ”Memories of Childhood in Latvian Literature”
  Ilze Stikane, Latvia – Professor
  
  
• "Memoirs – Personal Histories and Culture"
  Evelyn B. Freeman, USA
  
  
• "Astrid Lindgren: the Rebel and the Queen"
  Jan Hansson, Sweden – Director of the Swedish Institute for Children's Books
  
  
• ”Bent Haller – A Danish Author”
  Eiler Jensen, Denmark – Educational adviser

9) Session title:
Children's Stories and Multimedia
Room: “Finland”
Moderator: James Tumsuiime, Uganda

• “Cartoons as a Medium for Conveying History”
  Jesús Pertinez López and Ma. Carmen Hidalgo Rodríguez, Spain
  
  
• “Children's Literacy and Technologies: Enhancements or Dis-enhancements in Intra-Global Children's Stories”
  Constance Ulmer, USA – Associate professor
  
  
• ”From Books to Film – and Vice Versa”
  Thomas Schultz, Denmark – Vice president, sales & marketing, SF-Film
  
  
• ”Do Children Read at all?”
  Tove Roed, Denmark – Assistant professor
  
  
• “The Biking Mosquito and The Dancing Mosquito” (film)
  Flemming Quist Møller, Denmark – Illustrator & filmmaker
  
  
• “Literature as an International Development Programme”
  Sally Altschuler, Denmark – Author

10) Session title:
How Children's Literature Has Reflected Actual History – and How Historical Experiences Have Influenced Stories for Children (2)
Room: “Norway”
Moderator: Nikki Gamble, UK

• “The Rajput Tradition of Valour - a Popular Subject for Children's Stories”
  Deepa Agarval, India – Author and storyteller
  
  
• “How Historical Personalities Have Influenced the Brazilian Children’s Literature”
  Claudimeiri Nara Cordeiro Kollross, Brazil – Doctorate student
  
  
• "History Dramatized: Perspectives and Voices of the Narrating Self in World War II Stories”
  Ioanna Kaliakatsou, Greece – Teacher and Ph.D.
  
  
• “It's Just an Allusion: How Cultural and Ethnic Allusions are Employed and Translated in Children's Literature”
  B.J. Epstein, Wales – Ph.D. student
  
  
• “Children’s Explorations of Cultural Identity and Intercultural Understandings through Literature”
  Kathy G. Short, USA – Professor
  
  
• “Learning the Trick of Standing Upright – the Explosion of Children's Literature in New Zealand since 1980”
  Tessa Duder, New Zealand – Author

11) Storytelling
Room: The Storyteller Tepee
Storytelling in the Storyteller Tepee presented by Rikke S. Jakobsen and Carsten Flink, Heads of Children's Library Departments, Denmark

• Indira Bagchi, India
• Maria Eugenia Coeymans, Chile
• Martina Gaux, Norway
• Lara Saguisag, Philippines
• Iuliu Ratiu, Romania
• Mette Thyregod, Denmark

17.30-19.00

Creating Readers Theatre Performance – a Katherine Paterson Seminar
Author Lene Kaaberbøl, Denmark, Author Louis Jensen, Denmark, Author Katherine Paterson and Author and Illustrator Peter Sís, USA

Room: “Sweden”
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Poe, USA

 

Tuesday - September 9th
14.00 – 15.30


12) Session title:
Freedom of Speech in Children's Books
Room: “Sweden”
Moderator: Nanna Gyldenkærne, Denmark

• “To Create, to Think. Presence of Laura Devetach in Children's Books in Argentina”
  Christina Pizarro, Argentina – Professor
  
  
• “Pre-Censorship of Children's Books: Curtailing the Freedom of Speech and Expression of Canadian Authors and Illustrators”
  Cherie Givens, Canada – Ph.D. candidate
  
  
• “Seeing the Light – Without Submission”
  Kåre Bluitgen, Denmark – Author
  
  
• ”Freedom of Speech in Children's Picture-Book Illustration”
  Stella East, Canada/Norway – Illustrator
  
  
• “Sex and Violence - Two Cases of Self censorship”
  Niklas Bengtsson, Finland – Non-fiction author and researcher
  
  
• ”From Science to Sex to Cultural Imperialism: Banning Children's Books in the United States“
  Junko Yokota, USA – Professor and Director of the Center for Teaching through Children’s Books, National-Louis University

13) & 14) Session title:
Holocaust and Children's Reading in Times of Crisis

Room: “Denmark”
Moderator: C.C. Rasmussen, Denmark

• "Antisemitic Children´s Literature and the Real Children It Affected"
  Linda Veltze, USA
  
  
• “Stories of Good People in Evil Times – How to Tell Children about Holocaust”
  Adina Bar-El, Israel
  
  
• ”Voices from the Palace of Ashes. Writing a Young Novel About Holocaust"
  Anders Johansen, Denmark – Author
  
  
• “The Holocaust through Picture Books”
  Lisa Silverman, USA – Library Director
  
  
• “Reading – A Soothing Balm”
  Vijaylakshmi Nagaraj, India – Educational consultant and author

15) Session title:
Literary Awards
Room: “Iceland”
Moderator: Bent Rasmussen, Denmark

• "Aesthetic Quality between Text and Readers”
  Beth Juncker, Denmark – Professor
  
  
• “Stories, Jane Addams and Social Justice” 
  Susan C. Griffith, USA – Assistant Professor
  
  
• “New Book Awards: Best Picture Books for Reading Aloud”
  Carol Hanson Sibley, USA – Professor
  
  
• “Celebrate a New Children's Literature Award Encouraging Environmental Stewardship: The Green Earth Book Award”
  Patricia Dean, USA – Assistant professor, and Ernest Bond, USA – Associate professor

16) Session title:
Relationships between the Political Reality and the Culture(s) of a Country, Its Contemporary Stories and Myths
Room: “Finland”
Moderator: Anne-Marie Donslund, Denmark

• “Heroes and Villains in the Crossroads of History”
  Cristina Urrutia, Mexico
  
  
• “Recent Perspectives of Historical Events and Social Issues in Children's and Adolescent literature”
  Janelle B. Mathis, USA
  
  
• “Papelucho: Why the Protagonist of a Children’s Book has Captured Chile’s Imagination for 70 Years”
  Anne Christen Hansen, Denmark – Teacher
  
  
• "History as Reflected in Harry Potter Books"
  Gülcin Alpöge, Turkey – Professor
  
  
• “No Book is an Island”
  Lene Kaaberbøl, Denmark – Author

17) Session title:
How Does the Cultural and Ethnic Heritage Appear in Children's Books?
Room: “Oslo”
Moderator: Elin Algreen-Petersen, Denmark

• “Slovenian Translations of American Fiction: A Gateway to American Heritage and the History of the Southern Part of Central Europe”
  Darja Mazi-Leskovar, Slovenia – Professor
  
  
• “Searching for Identity: The Presence of Cultural and Ethnic Heritage in Chilean Children's Literature”
  Maria Eugenia Coeymans, Chile – Sociologist and writer
  
  
• “Stork, Stork – How Is Your Land?  - The Story of the Ethiopian Immigration to Israel as told by the Elderly and by illustrated Children's Books”
  Nurit Shilo-Cohen, Israel – Senior Curator-at-Large for museum education and curator of illustration, The Israel Museum
  
  
• “We've always Belonged to this Place”: Mapping Australia's Past in Four influential Picture Books”
  Robin Morrow, Australia
  
  
• “Pascuala Corona – The Mexican Grimm”
  Juana Inés Dehesa, Mexico – Editor

18) Storytelling
Room: The Storyteller Tepee
Storytelling in the Storyteller Tepee presented by Rikke S. Jakobsen and Carsten Flink, Heads of Children's Library Departments, Denmark

• Mickias Musiyiwa, Zimbabwe
• Ingrid Källström Nilsson, Sweden
• Swati Raje, India
• Marija Todorova, FYROM
• Cordeiro Kollross, Brazil
• Dorte Futtrup, Denmark
• Silvie Moors & Olivia Moors , Belgium

16.00 – 17.30


19) Session title:
Living in Times of Hardship: Under War, Suppression, Deprivation, in Exile, etc.
Room: “Sweden”
Moderator: Nanna Gyldenkærne, Denmark

• “Reflections about Peace in Time of Hardship in Israeli Children's Literature”
  Celina Mashiach, Israel
  
  
• “War in Picture Books”
  Pedro Cerrillo Torremocha, Spain – Professor and Christina Canamares, Spain – Assistant Professor
  
  
• “Telling the War and Saving the World in the Space of the Book: 'Ynari' by Ondjaki - From Angola to the World”
  Cláudia Sousa Pereira, Portugal – Professor
  
  
• “Overcoming the Hardships of Life through the Revealing Soothing and Even Magical Effect of Words”
  Christina Colombo, Argentina – Writer
  
  
• "Austrian Writers Remembering Their Childhood in World War II and the Following Years”
  Sabine Fuchs, Austria
  
  
• “War X Books - The Drug Traffic in Brazilian Slums”
  Luciana Savaget, Brazil – Television journalist and writer
  
  
• "Survivors of War - Victims of Snakeheads - Refugees and Migrants in Youth Literature"
  Martin Petersen, Denmark – Author

20) Session title:
Integration and Socio-Cultural Conflicts
Room: “Denmark”
Moderator: C.C. Rasmussen, Denmark

• “Books to My Neighbour Project”
  Sepil Ural, Turkey – Author & illustrator
  
  
• “Ethnic Integration in Children's Literature in Macedonia”
  Marija Todorova, FYROM – MA & Translator
  
  
• "Multicultural Literature for Enhancing Student Understanding of World Peoples and Cultures"
  Marilyn J. Ward, USA – Professor
  
  
• ”Fabulating Ethics”
  Ruben Palma, Denmark – Author

21) Session title:
Illustrations
Room: “Iceland”
Moderator: Bent Rasmussen, Denmark

• “Empowering Images -- Visual Re-telling of Myths, Legends and Fairy Tales -- the Epic of Gilgamesh”
  Ludmila Zeman, Canada – Filmmaker, author and illustrator
  
  
• “The Immigrant Experience in Shaun Tan's The Arrival”
  John Foster, Australia – Senior lecturer
  
  
• “Picturing Hard Times: A Critical Discussion of the Role of Illustration and Book Design in Telling War Stories”
  Kathryn E. Shoemaker, Canada – Illustrator
  
  
• "The Intersection of Children's and Teachers' Interest in Picture Storybooks Based Solely on Illustrations"
  Linda M. Pavonetti, USA – Associate Professor and Anne Hotz, USA
   
• “Childhood Represented in Japanese Picture Book Magazines”
  Tomoko Masaki, Japan – Professor
  
  
• ”More”
  Helle-Vibeke Jensen, Denmark – Illustrator

22) Session title:
Children's Literature and Socialization
Room: “Finland”
Moderator: Anne-Marie Donslund, Denmark

• “More than Just a Good Story: Children's Literature as a Form of Social Control”
  Melissa Wilson, USA – Ph.D.
  
  
• “Between Rights and Wrong: The Promotion of Children's Rights in the Batang Historyador Series
  Lara Saguisag, Philippines – Author
  
  
• “Complex Crossing of Historical Forces Nation-ness, Child-ness and Children's Literature”
  Petros Panaou, Cyprus – Ph.D. and teacher
  
  
• “The Peak of Childhood - A Look at the Children of Crow Cove”
  Bodil Bredsdorff, Denmark – Author. Presented by translator Kathryn Mahaffy
  
  
• “Here and Now Writing - An Indian Paradigm”
  Ramendra Kumar, India – Writer

23) Session title:
Religion and Morality in Children's Books
Room: “Oslo”
Moderator: Elin Algreen-Petersen, Denmark

• “Touching and Talking: The Big Taboos”
  Wally de Doncker, Belgium – Author
  
  
• “Myth or Reality: the Picture Book as a Reflection of the Religion of Aboriginal Australians”
  Heather Foster, Australia
  
  
• “Religion & Morality in Children's Books”
  Indira Bagchi, India – Educationalist and author
  
  
• “Fantastic Fantasies in Indian Soil”
  Swati Raje, India – Writer and journalist

24) Session title:
The relevance of myths and legends in contemporary society
Room: “Oslo”
Moderator: Elin Algreen-Petersen

• “Human Security and Stories in History: the Telling of Modern Folktales”
  Sachie Asaka, Japan – Associate Professor
  
  
• “Atlantic Vocation, Myths and Legends in Portuguese Literature for Children and Young Adults: the Case of Manuel António Pina's Os Piratas”
  Sara Reis da Silva, Portugal – Lecturer

25) Storytelling
Room: The Storyteller Tepee
Storytelling in the Storyteller Tepee presented by Rikke S. Jakobsen and Carsten Flink, Heads of Children's Library Departments, Denmark

• Nara Claudimeiri, Brazil
• Maria Kulik, Poland
• Rachel van Kooij, Austria
• Henriette Ritz Kylmann, Denmark
• Carola Gana, Chile