kidlit@hollins Biennial Symposium: The Pleasures and Problems of Pooh
deadline for submissions:
May 1, 2026
full name / name of organization:
Hollins University
contact email:
fraustinolr@hollins.edu
Source: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/03/10/kidlithollins-biennial-symposium-the-pleasures-and-problems-of-pooh.
The Pleasures and Problems of Pooh
The 3rd Biennial kidlit@hollins Children’s Literature Symposium
On Zoom
Friday-Sunday, July 10-12, 2026
Hollins University Graduate Programs in Children’s Literature
Chaired by Lisa Rowe Fraustino
This year’s hundredth anniversary of A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, published in 1926, provides a springboard for reflection on the role of classic children’s literature. This online symposium seeks presentation proposals from authors, illustrators, librarians, publishers, educators, and scholars in any field.
Possible topics for exploration include:
We welcome proposals of 500 words and artwork of (no larger than 1000 pixels wide or no larger than 5mb).
For more information and to submit a proposal, visit https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/kidlit_symposium/2026/
Last updated March 13, 2026
- Close readings of how the Pooh stories interpellate young readers into social structures. Who’s out, who’s in?
- How does imaginative play socialize children into adult behaviors?
- How does adult nostalgia contribute to classic children’s literature?
- What is the role of illustrations by E. H. Shepard and/or later artists?
- What is the purpose of cuteness? What does it cover up? How does cuteness integrate with other aspects of storytelling and interpretation, and toward what effect?
- Comparative readings of Pooh with other classics or with contemporary pairings
- Commercialization and/or Disnification of Pooh and other classic texts
- Examinations of media adaptations or translations into other languages. What is kept? What is reinterpreted? How do those choices reflect ideology?
- Exploration of imaginative play and/or toys in children’s literature
- Theoretical approaches–colonialism, whiteness, psychoanalytical, animal studies/anthropomorphism, food, boyhood, etc.
- What is the purpose of literary criticism, especially books that are written primarily for children (not adults) to read?
- What do we do when books feel like they aren’t written for us (because of race, class, gender, and other aspects of identity)?
- How do our readings/experiences of a text change when we read it multiple times?
- How does the intergenerational evolution of our engagement with classics call attention to new issues and questions over time?
We welcome proposals of 500 words and artwork of (no larger than 1000 pixels wide or no larger than 5mb).
For more information and to submit a proposal, visit https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/kidlit_symposium/2026/
Last updated March 13, 2026
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