Children’s Literature and Culture Series

 

Since the 21st century, children’s literature has become a prominent interdisciplinary field, encompassing research areas such as history, social science, literature, art, psychology, education, philosophy, and technology. This book series focuses on the multifaceted relationships arising from children’s literature and culture, seeking original and unpublished academic monographs (single-authored, co-authored, or co-edited, excluding textbooks and conference proceedings). Suggested themes and research topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Children’s Literature and the Evolving Concept of Childhood

　Examine how children’s literature reflects, critiques, or shapes perceptions of childhood amidst historical, social,

　ideological, environmental, and cultural shifts. Explore the role of literature in forming cultural awareness of individual

　growth and the child subject.

2. Children’s Literature and Media Technology

　Investigate the evolution and interplay of various media forms (books, theater, radio, television, film, internet, video

　games, mobile apps) in shaping children’s and young adult literature. Consider emerging formats such as interactive

　e-books, augmented reality picturebooks, and the impact of social media on the genre.

3. Children’s Literature and Identity Politics

　Analyze representations and negotiations of national identity, gender, body image, disability, marginalized groups,

　transnational/fluid identities, and ethnic minority experiences in literary and cultural texts for children and young

　adults.

4. Children’s Literature and Boundary-crossings

　Explore genre hybridization, translation practices, adaptations, transnational publishing trends, and the phenomenon

　of crossover reading and appeal in children’s and young adult literature.

5. Other research topics related to children’s literature, especially those framed in transnational and transcultural

    perspectives, with a focus on Taiwan and its contexts and conjunctures with/in Asia; or exploring the relationship

    between children’s literature and adulthood

 

Requirements of manuscript submission:

• Word count: 70,000 to 110,000 words in English
• Format: Chicago Style, MLA, or APA; using the format consistently
• Language: English
• Deadline for submission: up to May 31, 2030
• Submission method: Please send the electronic files (in Word-format and PDF) of the full text of the manuscript and the NCKU Press Book Publishing Application Form to meiyingw@ncku.edu.tw.

 

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