Objetivo 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. Ámbito científico social scienceseducational sciencesdidacticshumanitieslanguages and literatureliterature studiessocial sciencessociologyfamily studies Programa(s) 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 Tema(s) MSCA-IF-2016 - Individual Fellowships Convocatoria de propuestas H2020-MSCA-IF-2016 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF Coordinador ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION Aportación neta de la UEn € 97 727,40 Dirección BISHOP HALL LANE CM1 1SQ Chelmsford Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Región East of England Essex Heart of Essex Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Participación en los programas de I+D de la UE Opens in new window Red de colaboración de HORIZON Opens in new window Coste total € 97 727,40