Update: 3rd Conference on South African Children's Literature

UPDATE: 3rd Conference on South African Children's Literature - 17 - 20 September 2007, North West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa Conference theme: Writing (on) South African Children’s Literature The full conference programme is now available and included below. REGISTRATION: The details for registration can be found on the conference website at the following addresses: * General information: http://www.puk.ac.za/fakulteite/lettere/klw/kinderlitkonf07/registrasie_e.html * Registration form: http://www.puk.ac.za/opencms/export/PUK/html/fakulteite/lettere/klw/kinderlitkonf07/registrationformEng.doc * Enquiries about registration: Teresa Smit - Teresa.Smit@nwu.ac.za PROGRAMME: Monday 17 September All papers and workshops in languages other than English will be interpreted into English 10:00 - A - Opening and welcome 10:15 - 11:00 A -Keynote: Maria Nikolajeva - Stereotypes of Dystopia: The Denials of Kow-Ten (Jenny Robson) in an International Context 11:00 - Tea 11:30 - 13:00 A - Workshop: - Skryf ‘n storie [Write a story] - Hans du Plessis and Franci Greyling 13:00 - Lunch 14:00 A - Ian Marley - Confessions of a want to be children’s book illustrator B - Mickias Musiyiwa - Children’s Literature as Resistance to and Engagement with Globalization 14:35 A - Franci Greyling - Die avontuur van skryf en boekmaak [The adventure of writing and bookmaking] B - Ingrid Wagener - Jenny Robson’s portrayal of a South African society in transition 15:10 A - Keynote: Elwyn Jenkins - Sources for research in South African English children’s literature 16:00 - Tea 17:00 CACHET THEATRE As die skoen jou pas - ’n toneelstuk geskryf deur Anneretha Combrink en opgevoer onder spelleiding van Jana van Staden en Elonie de Klerk (Karos & Kambro Jeugontwikkelingsprojek Promosa) [If the shoe fits - a play written by Anneretha Combrink and produced by Jana van Staden and Elonie de Klerk (Karos & Kambro Youth Development Programme Promosa)] 19:00 - Supper Tuesday 18 September 08:30 - A - Announcements 08:40 A - Lissa Paul - Women of influence 09:30 A - John Mckenzie and Cecilia du Toit - Paper 1 “Naked in the open air...the waves... invited her": Eco-criticism and the picture book B - Anneretha Combrink, Madeleen Combrink en Jana van Staden - As die skoen jou pas: Die oordra van lewensvaardighede aan adolessente deur middel van gemeenskapsteater [If the shoe fits: Conveying life skills to adolescents through community theatre] 10:05 A - John Mckenzie and Cecilia du Toit - Paper 2 - Essentialising South Africa: National identity and the perspective of the Other B - Audrey Hitchcock - I.Q. vs. E.Q. - The importance of developing Emotional Quotient through the use of books 10:40 - Tea 11:00 A - Susan Meyer - Die natuur as didaktiese avontuurruimte in Afrikaanse jeugromans [Nature as didactic space of adventure in Afrikaans youth novels] B - Elaine Ridge - Translating children’s literature: Opportunities and challenges 11:35 A - Molly Brown - Between a rock and a hard place: hidden stories and The Hidden Star B - Idette Noomé - “Kobie rules!”: The dynamics of the schoolgirl ethic in Stella Blakemore’s Maasdorp series 12:10 A - Jeremy Fogg and Basil Mills - Telling Our Story On NELM's Outreach Camps B - Elma de Kock - Karnaval van die kunste: 'n multi-dissiplinêre benadering tot die aanbieding van kinderliteratuur [Carnival of the arts: a multi-disciplinary approach towards the mediation of children’s literature] 12:45 - Lunch 14:00 A - Margaret Labuschagne - A number paints a thousand words? A quantitative approach to a publishing history of South African children’s literature in English B - Crystal Warren - Reading AIDS : HIV / AIDS in South African children's books 14:35 A - Maritha Snyman - Wie is hulle regtig? Die winste van ’n kwalitatiewe navorsingsbenadering by die bepaling van die leesbehoeftes en -voorkeure van kinders [Who are they really? The dividends of a qualitative research approach in determining the reading needs and preferences of children] B - Claudia Mitchell and Jean Stuart - Digital Hope: Digital Storytelling in the Age of AIDS 15:10 - Tea 15:45 - 17:15 A - Workshop: Elwyn Jenkins - Developing, writing and publishing academic articles on children’s literature 19:00 - Supper Book Launch: Formule Drie, Twee, Een! / Formula Three, Two, One! - Franci Greyling (author) and Vian Oelofsen (illustrator) Wednesday 19 September 08:30 - A - Announcements 08:40 A - Keynote: Olga Sema -South African children’s literature and the advancement of multilingualism 09:30 A - Workshop: Cecilia du Toit - The English classroom and South African children’s literature 09:30 B - Betsie van der Westhuizen - “Aag, Mia ... Jy vertel so baie stories dat niemand jou meer glo nie”: van sien tot lewensiening met Mia se Ma (Marita van der Vyver en Piet Grobler) [“Mia... You make up too many stories. No one believes you any more”: from seeing to view of life with Mia’s Mom (Marita van der Vyver and Piet Grobler)] 10:00 B - Mariska Scheepers - Skryf as vorm van narratiewe terapie in die briefroman Van jou jas (Marita van der Vyver) [Writing as form of narrative therapy in the youth novel Van jou Jas [From your Jas] (Marita van der Vyver)] 10:30 B - Retha Fritz - Die teksinterne literêre korrektief in drie Afrikaanse jeugverhale [The textual literary corrective in three Afrikaans youth novels] 11:00 - Tea 11:30 A - Workshop: Dolly Dlavane and Rakgomo Pheto -- Ditlhangwa tsa bana mo phaposiborutelong [African languages and children’s literature in the classroom] 11:30 B - Kristel Roets - 'n Vergelyking tussen Roepman (2004), deur Jan van Tonder en Winterijs (2001), deur Peter van Gestel [A Comparison between Roepman (2004), by Jan van Tonder and Winterijs (2001), by Peter van Gestel] 12:05 - 12:40 B - Elbie Adendorff - Tendense in die resepsiedokumente oor Daar's vis in die punch - Jackie Nagtegaal [Trends in reader response documents about Daar's vis in die punch - Jackie Nagtegaal] 13:00 - Lunch 14:00 A - Workshop: Estelle Kruger - Die gebruik van tradisionele literatuur om kreatiewe skryf in Afrikaans te fasiliteer [Using traditional literature to facilitate creative writing in Afrikaans] 14:00 B - Renè Schoombee - School Libraries Work! - the role of school libraries in promoting children’s literature and information literacy 14:35-15:10 B - Dudu Jankie - Adolescent literature and the promotion of the principle of Botho / Ubuntu in secondary schools 15:30 - Tea 16:00 A - Betsie van der Westhuizen, Teresa Smit en Elsabé de Klerk - Visuele wêrelde en betekenisontdekking: Die film in die Suid-Afrikaanse skoolkurrikulum [Making meaning of visual worlds: The film in the South African school curriculum] 16:00 B - Diana Garver - Using Children's Literature to Enhance Comprehension 16:35-17:10 B - Sandra Crosser - Using Literature to Teach Emergent Readers 19:00 - CONFERENCE DINNER Thursday 20 September 08:30 - Announcements 08:40 A - Keynote: Osa Osayimwense - The expanding universe of African children’s literature: the why, the how and the what of publishing in Africa about African children’s literature 09:30 A - Snoeks Desmond - From the Berg to the Karoo - families are reading! B - Christine du Toit - 'n Integrasie van taal, letterkunde en kultuur binne Kurrikulum 2005 vir Afrikaans addisionele taal [The integration of language, literature and culture in Curriculum 2005 for Afrikaans as additional language] 10:05 A - Carol Bloch and Xolisa Guzula - Stories Across Africa: work in progress B - Leone Tiemensma - Am I a Zulu? The value and role of multicultural children’s literature in building bridges of cultural understanding 10:40 - Tea 11:00 A - Workshop: Maria Nikolajeva - Mission Impossible? Writing a Scholarly Book on Children’s Literature 12:30 A - Conclusions: Possibilities of research and work ahead; possibilities for collaboration 13:00 - Lunch WEBSITE: Read more: * 3rd Conference on South African Children's Literature: http://www.puk.ac.za/fakulteite/lettere/klw/kinderlitkonf07/kinderlitkonf07_e.html Bala go le gontsi: * Khonferense ya boraro ya ditlhangwa tsa bana ba Aforika Borwa: http://www.puk.ac.za/opencms/export/PUK/html/fakulteite/lettere/klw/kinderlitkonf07/oproepreferate_t.html Verdere inligting: * 3de Konferensie oor Suid Afrikaanse Kinder en Jeugliteratuur: http://www.puk.ac.za/fakulteite/lettere/klw/kinderlitkonf07/kinderlitkonf07.html ENQUIRIES: Enquiries about any aspect of the conference programme can be addressed to: Betsie van der Westhuizen Subject Group Afrikaans and Dutch School of Languages Faculty of Arts North West University Potchefstroom Campus Private Bag 6001 Potchefstroom 2520 South Africa Tel.: +27 18 2991491 (international) or 018 2991491 (South Africa) Fax: +27 18 2991562 (international) or: 018 2991562 (South Africa) E mail: Betsie.VanDerWesthuizen@nwu.ac.za OR: Franci Greyling Subject Group Creative Writing School of Languages Faculty of Arts North West University Potchefstroom Campus Private Bag X6001 Potchefstroom 2520 South Africa Tel.: +27 18 2991781 (international) or 018 2991781 (South Africa) Fax: +27 18 2991562 (international) or 018 2991562 (South Africa) E mail: Franci.Greyling@nwu.ac.za OR: Dolly Dlavane School of Teacher Education (Human oriented School Subjects) African Languages Faculty of Education Sciences North West University Potchefstroom Campus Private Bag X6001 Potchefstroom 2520 South Africa Tel.: +27 18 2991817 (international) or 018 2991817 (South Africa) Fax: +27 18 2994238 (international) or 018 2994238 (South Africa) E mail: Dolly.Dlavane@nwu.ac.za