9th Biennial ChALC Conference: "Between Generations in Children's and Young Adult Literature"

HyFlex Schedule of Events

9:30-10:15 am CT -- Perspectives from English

Five Lightning Talks by MA Students:
"Imagination for Everyone: Agency's Diversifying Role in A Child of Books, a Metafictive Picturebook” — Molly Andrade (MA ’25)
“Censorship When: Silencing of Women’s Sexuality in Children’s Literature” — Sierra Knipe (MA ’25)
“Compose the Picture, Conduct the Story; Charles Santore’s Illustrative Legacy in Children’s Picture Books” — Ian Lutz (MA ’24)
“Little Brothers: Images of Black Boyhood in American Culture” — Jon Olsen (MA ’24)
"Enola, Alone: The Girl Detective Archetype without the Intervention of Masculinity” — Maggie Steuer (MA ’24)

10:30-11:15 am CT -- Perspectives from Education

"Connections Across the Ages: Intergenerational Themes in Children’s and Young Adult Literature"
Dr. Vicki Sherbert, Associate Professor and Assistant Director, Curriculum and Instruction

11:30 am - 12:30pm CT -- Keynote Speaker
Jessica Love, an award-winning author and illustrator of books for young readers, will appear by live-stream. More information at https://jesslove.format.com/about.

Register for free by Friday April 26 at 5pm CT at https://tinyurl.com/kstatechalc2024

(Confirmed registrants selecting the online option will receive by email a Zoom link for secure access to the conference.)

Attendance fulfills "Service to the Profession: Professional Growth" requirements for Education majors.

Read the K-State Today announcement at https://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement/?id=96641

Co-sponsored by the Children's & Adolescent Literature Community (ChALC) and the Department of English with support from SGA Fine Arts fees and the Dow Center for Multicultural and Community Studies at K-State Libraries