Date: 25.-27. September 2024
Venue: University of Potsdam, Neues Palais, Haus 8, Audimax and Room 0.59

Enid Blyton is one of the world’s most well-known and prolific authors of children’s literature. Her book series have entertained children across the globe and across generations for almost a century. The conference Writing a British Childhood in a Global Context? Critical Perspectives on Enid Blyton focuses on her work and its international reception. 

The conference will link the international, critical approaches of individual researchers to address the complex questions of representation strategies and intersectional identity constructions in Blyton's work, which also encompass cultural translation processes and the constructions of alterity. At the same time, the establishment of the "Blyton Brand" in the action and production system of literature will be investigated, as Enid Blyton is one of the most popular authors of children's and young adult literature. Her work is present in numerous translations, adaptations, and sequels in different languages worldwide.

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Organised by Dr. Aileen Behrendt (University of Potsdam), Dr. Stefanie Jakobi, and Dr. Hadassah Stichnothe (University of Bremen). Funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

(Quelle: H-Net, Aussendung)