NCRCL PhD Day
18th May 2016 | Duchesne 001
Digby Stuart College, University of Roehampton
10:00-10:15 Welcome
10:15-11:15 Session 1
Erica Gillingham: ‘Lip Gloss and Curling Heat: “First Kiss” Scenes & Malinda Lo’s Young Adult Science Fiction Novels’
Manuela Salvi: ‘The Secret School of the Mooning Guerrillas: Pushing the Limits of Age Banding and Storytelling’
11:15-11:45 Tea Break & 2nd Annual PhD Bake-Off
11:50-12:50 Session 2
Anne Malewski: ‘Apparent Growth: Height as an Arbitrary Signifier’
Nick Campbell: ‘Count the Stones: Earth Mysteries and Post-War Children’s Fantasy’
13:00-14:00 Lunch at The Hive
14:00-15:00 Session 3
Kay Waddilove: ‘We Need to Talk About Enid: Constructions of Motherhood in the Domestic Stories of Enid Blyton’
Sinead Moriarty: ‘The Legacy of an Antarctic Cat: Mrs Chippy’s Last Expedition and Subverting “Heroic” Antarctic Narratives’
15:00-15:15 Bake-Off Prize & Concluding Remarks