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SUMMARY:Narrative energy in children's literature - Betsie van Westhuizen\
 ,North-West University\, South Africa
DTSTART:20101027T160000Z
DTEND:20101027T180000Z
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CONTACT:Ewa Illakowicz
DESCRIPTION:It is often said of stories which are told in extraordinary wa
 ys that they are\, for example\, “most fascinating”\, “intriguing”
 \, “absorbing”\, “gripping”\, “captivating” “compelling”\,
  and so on. One of the reasons why some stories are described in these sup
 erlative terms is that they contain and release a fair amount of what coul
 d be called “narrative energy”.  \n\nThe purpose of this paper is to r
 elate aspects of energy in theory of physics to aspects in literary theory
  that concern the effects of the story on the reader by investigating narr
 ative texts for children\, adolescents and adults.  Although narrative ene
 rgy will differ in texts for different age groups\, it is also obvious tha
 t narrative energy will function differently in\, for example\, war storie
 s\, love stories\, detective stories and stories about the environment.  A
 lthough several other relevant texts will be considered\, the three main t
 exts that this seminar will focus on will be from the same genre -- storie
 s about possible effects of stories: for small children -- Mia’s Mom by 
 Marita van der Vyver and Piet Grobler\, for adolescents - Inkheart by Corn
 elia Funke and for adults - The Children’s Book by A.S. Byatt. \n\n*Bets
 ie van der Westhuizen is an associate professor in the School of Languages
  at the North-West University\, Potchefstroom Campus\, South Africa.  Her 
 research\, teaching and publications include studies on comparatism\, tran
 sdisciplinarity\, multilingualism\, creativity in language education\, hum
 our and ideology in literature and films for children\, adolescents and ad
 ults. She is the convenor of the Biennial Conference on South African Chil
 dren’s literature.*
LOCATION:Room 104\, Mary Allan Building\, Homerton College\, Hills Road\, 
 Cambridge CB2 8PQ
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