Call for Papers
DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH, MALAYALAM AND HINDI
SREE NARAYANA COLLEGE, ALATHUR
PALAKKAD, KERALA
13.11.2014
Dear sir/madam,
We, the Postgraduate Department of English and the Departments of Malayalam and Hindi,
SreeNarayana College, Alathur are happy to announce that we are organising a two day
National Seminar on
Perusing Children’s Literature – An Exploration Through Less
Trodden Pathways on 17 th
and 18 th
December 2014.
About the Seminar
Children’s Literature with its fanciful blend of fact and fiction has forever held the young and the old alike in its magical spell. It takes us on a ride through a maze of magic and splendour, of music, mystery and myth and provides us with a rich reading experience .But beyond this aura of fantasy and fiction, there is a vast expanse of hidden treasures which has remained unexplored and been left unexposed to the light of day. This genre of literature has been looked upon lightly as something unfit to be included within the traditional literary canon.
However in recent times there has been a shift in approach towards Children’s Literature and its study and it is slowly emerging as an area worth perusal. The purpose of this seminar is to generate interest in Children’s Literature and to promote academic research in this area. It proposes to bring together on the same platform, a range of children’s literature in English,
Malayalam and Hindi and look upon these works through a multitude of perspectives.
Call for Papers
Original, unpublished papers focussing on Children’s Literature are invited for presentation in the seminar. The papers can be in English, Malayalam or Hindi. The proposed papers can be based on any of the broad areas mentioned below:

Narrative techniques

Social/Cultural Perspectives
 Children’s Literature and Media
 Religion/Caste/Race/Gender in Children’s Literature

Myths and Archetypes
 Children’s Literature and Cartoons

Crossing borders – towards adult literature

Retellings of traditional literature
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Alienation
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Realism and Fantasy
 Politics in Children’s Literature

Illustrations

Those who wish to present papers in the seminar are requested to email their abstracts (300 words) to sncenglishseminar@gmail.com
. Acceptance of the abstract will be intimated after a screening process. The soft and hard copies of the full paper (3000 – 4000 words) should be sent before the due date.
Last date for receipt of abstracts : 28/11/2014
Last date for receipt of full papers : 10/12/2014
Abstract Format
The author’s name, designation, name of the institution along with e-mail id and contact no. should be specified in the right side just below the title.
Typing should be double spaced.
Font type : Times New Roman
Font size
Title
Font size
: 12
: Centre & Bold
: 14
Contact Persons
Uma Govind (Co-ordinator)
PG Department of English Ph: 9447890583
Dr. Nikhil V. (Co co-ordinator)
PG Department of English Ph: 9447417186
Dr.SajithS.J.Sasi (Co co-ordinator)
Department of Hindi Ph: 9895325613
Sivaprasad (Co-co-ordinator)
Department of Malayalam Ph: 9447742005
Looking forward to your response.
Dr.A.R.Sandhya
Head, PG Dept. of English
Sree Narayana College, Alathur