Appel à communications
« Histoires de famille: filiation, transmission, réinvention ? »
Institut International Charles Perrault, Eaubonne, et Université Paris 13-SPC
(Laboratoire Pléiade), France
Jeudi 27 et vendredi 28 novembre 2014

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De Sans famille à Harry Potter, la littérature de jeunesse regorge d’orphelins aux destins plus ou moins douloureusement marqués par leur condition. Et même lorsque les protagonistes n’ont pas perdu leurs parents, ces derniers ne figurent souvent qu’à l’arrière-plan d’intrigues où les enfants peuvent ainsi plus aisément accaparer les premiers rôles. Pourtant, cette littérature s’adresse à un lectorat majoritairement constitué d’individus qui vivent en famille, première instance de socialisation, et l’expérience de la vie familiale – ses bonheurs et ses tensions – fait aussi partie de ses thématiques récurrentes.

Dans le contexte contemporain français, les polémiques provoquées par l’introduction du « mariage pour tous » ont à nouveau montré la vivacité et l’étendue des débats que suscite la notion de famille. Ni la définition, singulière ou multiple, de ce qui constitue une « famille », ni la fonction qu’on lui attribue, notamment comme vecteur de transmission, dans un processus de socialisation où elle est en concurrence avec d’autres agents – école, littérature de jeunesse, médias, etc. – ne font en effet consensus, même à l’intérieur d’un espace socio-culturel donné, sans parler des traditions contrastées que révèle toute comparaison internationale.

Le colloque se propose tout à la fois d’examiner la façon dont la littérature de jeunesse représente la vie de famille et les liens familiaux et de s’interroger sur la manière dont ces représentations s’articulent avec le débat public. Les thèmes de réflexion pourront inclure les pistes suivantes (liste non exhaustive) :

• Décomposition/Recomposition
• Abandon/Adoption/Quête des origines
• Roman familial et transmission transgénérationnelle
• Protection/oppression
• Valeurs familiales

Les propositions de communication en français ou en anglais (150 à 300 mots) ainsi qu’une courte notice biographique seront envoyées avant le 21 juin 2014 aux deux adresses suivantes : rm.phamdinh@wanadoo.fr, virginie.douglas@wanadoo.fr.

Les propositions seront étudiées par le comité scientifique et les notifications d’acceptation des propositions seront envoyées avant le 24 juillet 2014.

Pour tout renseignement, merci de contacter : rm.phamdinh@wanadoo.fr ou virginie.douglas@wanadoo.fr.

Comité organisateur :
Virginie Douglas (Université de Rouen, IICP), Rose-May Pham Dinh (Université Paris 13, IICP), Céline Planchou (Université Paris 13), Anne Schneider (Université de Caen, IICP)

Call for papers
“Family Stories: Parentage, transmission or reinvention?”
Institut International Charles Perrault, Eaubonne, France/University of Paris 13-SPC (Pleiade), France
Thursday November 27th and Friday November 28th, 2014

From Sans Famille [Nobody’s Boy] to Harry Potter, the special fate of orphans is a major theme of children’s literature. Even in the case of main characters whose parents are still alive, the adults in the family often remain in the background, leaving the children to monopolize the starring roles in the plot. Yet family life with its ups and downs is also a recurring theme of children’s books, which are mainly aimed at readers who live with their families and are first socialized by them.

In the French context, the recent controversy over the introduction of “mariage pour tous” [same-sex marriage] has shown once more the extent to which “the family” as a notion can lead to heated and far-reaching debate. Indeed there is little consensus on the definition of what a “family” is or the function ascribed to it: how does the family as a transmission channel compete with other socializing agents such as school, children’s literature, the media? Within given socio-cultural areas, and even more so in a global perspective, views on such matters tend to diverge and reflect contrasting traditions.

This conference seeks both to examine representations of family life and ties in children’s literature and to address the way these representations interact with public discussion. Papers may choose to explore one or several of the following issues*:

• Family breakdown and blended families
• Abandonment / adoption / the quest for origins
• Family history /trans-generational transmission
• Protection / oppression
• Family values

*the list is not meant to be restrictive

Your abstract, in English or in French (150-300 words), as well as a short biographical notice, should be sent by June 21, 2014, to these two e-mail addresses: rm.phamdinh@wanadoo.fr and virginie.douglas@wanadoo.fr.

Proposals will be peer-reviewed by the scientific board and notification of acceptance will be sent by July 24, 2014.

For further information please contact: rm.phamdinh@wanadoo.fr or virginie.douglas@wanadoo.fr.

Organizing committee:
Virginie Douglas (Université de Rouen, IICP), Rose-May Pham Dinh (Université Paris 13, IICP), Céline Planchou (Université Paris 13), Anne Schneider (Université de Caen, IICP)

Myth-Making Across Boundaries
22-24 October 2014
Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

Every culture has its conception, interpretation, dissemination and reformulation of myths on a grand spectrum from oral and written narratives to aural and visual arts. Furthermore, myths from different cultures have similar formation mechanisms no matter how diverse social processes cultures might have undergone. The underlying motivation behind the similarity of myths, even myth-making processes, might be considered as deriving from various aspects and layers of cultural memory. Myths as one of the basic building blocks of culture are continuously rewoven into the fabric of memory.

Subjects for discussion may include, but are not limited to:

• Comparative creation myths
• Ancient myths and/vs. modern myths
• Similar mythemes in various cultures
• Unfinished/lost/fragmented mythologies
• Communal myths
• Mythic imagination
• Myths and memory
• Myths as a source of healing, sickness, destruction, unification, transgression
• Myths as a source of teaching, remembering and forgetting
• Ways of communicating myths
• Problematic myths
• Politics/ethics/ideology in myths
• Sexuality and gender in myths
• Language and myths
• Utopic/dystopic myths
• Recreating/remaking myths
• Revisionist myths

This interdisciplinary conference aims to bring together researchers from a variety of disciplines to explore the definition, function, transmission, and formation of myths across boundaries in a wide array of formats from ancient times to the digital age.

The Programme Committee of the European Languages and Cultures Research and Application Centre (ADİKAM) of Ege University invites proposals of 250 words for talks of up to 20 minutes in length which should be emailed along with the short biography (around 100 words) to egeadikam@gmail.com. Please put the phrase “Myth-Making Paper Submission” in your subject line. Proposals for panels for 60 minutes are also welcome. If you wish to submit a panel proposal, please include the line “Myth-Making Panel Submission” in your subject line. And make sure you include the panel title/s and biographies of all your speakers in your abstract. The deadline for submission is 27/06/2014 and notification of acceptance or rejection will be emailed by or before 07/07/2014.