英国儿童文学研究:彼得·亨特等学者的访谈录

Children's Literature Studies in the UK:Interviews with Peter Hunt,et al.

彼得·亨特是世界知名儿童文学研究专家,英国卡迪夫大学荣休教授,主要从事儿童文学理论与批评研究。撰写或编辑了36本专著和500余篇有关儿童文学的论文和评论性文章,曾获安妮·德弗罗·乔丹儿童文学杰出贡献奖等。金伯利·雷诺兹是英国纽卡斯尔大学荣休教授,曾任国际儿童文学研究协会主席,并在一系列颇具影响的英国和国际组织任职。此外,访谈对象还包括英国雷丁大学儿童国际研究中心主任卡琳·莱斯尼克·奥伯斯汀、英国学术院儿童文学研究全球教授凯伦·桑兹·奥康纳,以及学者露西·皮尔逊与艾米丽·莫菲。她们研究领域主要涉及批判理论、英国黑人儿童与少数族裔儿童文学,儿童图书出版与奖项文化,以及美国儿童文学与童年研究等。本系列专访于2022年在纽卡斯尔大学访学期间完成,访谈内容聚焦儿童文学研究的发展、学科发展、批评与方法、跨国界儿童文学研究对话及发展趋势。学者们基于儿童文学研究的发展流变,认为儿童文学已成为严肃的学术领域,见证了“儿童中心”观念与研究范式的转型,呈现出多样化与国际化的发展态势。该领域本质上就是跨学科的,它与教育研究的关系从疏离重新走向紧密。

Peter Hunt,a world leading figure in children's literature studies and Professor Emeritus at Cardiff University,has written and edited 36 books and published more than 500 papers and reviews.He was awarded Anne Devereaux Jordan Award for Distinguished Service to the children's literature.Kimberley Reynolds,Professor Emeritus at Newcastle University and the former President of the International Research Society for Children's Literature,sits on a number of influential UK's and international boards and committees.Other participants in the interviews include Karín Lesnik-Oberstein,the Director of the Centre for the International Study of Children at the University of Reading,Karen Sands-O'Connor,the Global Professor of Children's Literature Studies at the British Academy,Lucy Pearson,and Emily Murphy.Their research areas range from critical theory,black British and minority ethnic children's literature,publishing and medal culture,and American children's literature and childhood studies.The interviews,which were conducted during Zhou's visit at Newcastle University in 2022,focus on the development of children's literature studies,its disciplinary history,criticism and approaches,and the international dialogue and current trends of children's literature studies.Citing the fluidity of children's literature,scholars agree that children's literature has established itself as an academic field,witnessed a‘child-centred'shift in viewpoint and framework,and presented the features of diversity and internationalism.It is inherently interdisciplinary,and its relationship with educational study has swung back in scholarship.