Fostering collaboration among young scholars of children’s literature (Krzysztof Rybak)
Drawing from my experience as a co-initiator of Grow (with Rosalyn Borst and Chiara Malpezzi), an initiative that aims at stimulating transnational dialogue and collaboration among young scholars of children’s literature, I wish to invite young scholars – and their allies from various fields – to reflect on the ways early career members of academia may manoeuvre in these challenging times of their lives.
The workshop will begin by reflecting on the status of young scholars of children’s literature as seen through different national, geographical, economic, and cultural lenses. Next, we will review some initiatives and ideas that have been held so far. Finally, the participants will work on their ideas for fostering collaboration between young scholars, which we will discuss at the end.
The participants will leave the workshop with a broadened perspective on the challenges young scholars face and ways that may help them overcome these through collaboration initiatives.