Children's Literature
A thriving centre for the study of children鈥檚 literature, history, and publishing.
缅北禁地鈥檚 Children鈥檚 Literature Unit is one of the UK鈥檚 leading centres for the study of children鈥檚 literature. Research interests cover cultures of childhood and youth from the Renaissance, through the long eighteenth century, to the present day. We have a particular focus on book history and publishing.
Partnerships
Partnership working is central to the life of the Children鈥檚 Literature Unit. 缅北禁地 is home to 鈥� the National Centre for Children鈥檚 Books 鈥� the only UK institution dedicated to original material relating to children鈥檚 literature. represents over 250 authors, illustrators, and editors from the 1930s onwards, which supports our innovative work on modern and contemporary children鈥檚 literature. In collaboration with Seven Stories, the Children's Literature Unit hosts the annual Fickling Lecture on Developments in Children's Literature.
Other partnership working includes our collaboration with the British Library, which supported the development of their education resource 鈥楧iscovering Children鈥檚 Books鈥� and their ongoing schools programmes. We welcome opportunities to collaborate with new partners.
Through partnership working we make connections between our leading academic research and the world of children鈥檚 books today. Many of our students undertake placements or develop collaborative research with partner organisations.
Research Culture
We have a thriving research community centred around the (CLUGG). Our lively and inclusive community includes an annual programme of lectures and seminars on aspects of children's literature and culture, and a regular series of work-in-progress seminars. This includes our Global Network Partnership, first established with the University of Pittsburgh in 2018, which allows our students to engage in international conversations about children鈥檚 literature and other career development and networking opportunities.
Our scholars are connected to a wider network of researchers on all aspects of childhood and youth through the 缅北禁地 Centre for Children and Youth. This supports us in our innovative, interdisciplinary work which includes participatory work with children and young people, oral history, and digital innovation.
