Obiettivo Despite overall agreement that children’s voices matter in the development of policies affecting them, little effort has beenmade to develop cultural practices encouraging utopianism as a critical attitude to reality and a means of facilitating theexpression of formative opinions on the part of children. Nor have young readers’ interpretations of utopian literature beeninvestigated as indicating their perception of the sociopolitical arrangements around them, including the context of the EU.Notwithstanding the popularity of YA dystopian fiction, little attention has been given to utopian contents in other children’stexts. A specialist in children’s literature studies and utopian studies, Deszcz-Tryhubczak addresses these lacunae in aproject examining utopianism as a significant element of discourse about children, manifesting in various cultural productsaddressed to them. She also conducts empirical participatory research (with children as peer researchers) aimed at creatingegalitarian spaces within which young readers are not only heard but also collaborate with adults towards a betterunderstanding of how books shape ideas for the desirable future. This approach—an innovation in children’s literaturestudies—has a huge potential for making children’s literature scholarship relevant to young people’s lives as a culturalpractice sustaining intergenerational dialogue. Thus this project is challenge-based and integrates unprecedentedlychildren’s literature studies, empirical studies of literature and media, utopian studies, and childhood studies. The fellow willpublish its results in one article and a co-edited a collection. She will organize a colloquium for international scholars. Herstay at Anglia Ruskin will be crucial in her obtaining full professorship and in her leading a children’s literature researchcenter in Poland. No secondment is proposed, but the research and public outreach activities provide opportunities toexpose her work to the public. Campo scientifico social scienceseducational sciencesdidacticshumanitieslanguages and literatureliterature studiessocial sciencessociologyfamily studies Programma(i) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Argomento(i) MSCA-IF-2016 - Individual Fellowships Invito a presentare proposte H2020-MSCA-IF-2016 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF Coordinatore ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION Contribution nette de l'UE € 97 727,40 Indirizzo BISHOP HALL LANE CM1 1SQ Chelmsford Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Regione East of England Essex Heart of Essex Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 97 727,40