The international conference “Emotions in Children’s and Youth Literature” will take place from September 19 to 21, organized by Professor Simone Rebora in collaboration with Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Freie Universität Berlin.
Emotional engagement is of fundamental importance when children learn to read, tell, and share stories. Surprisingly, this crucial dimension of cultural literacy has received little attention in literary studies, psychology, and digital humanities. The conference Emotions in Children’s and Youth Literature, which will be held entirely in English, will present the first results of the CHYLSA project (Children’s and Youth Literature Sentiment Analysis, based at the University of Mainz and Freie Universität Berlin) and explore potential synergies with the “Inclusive Humanities” Excellence Project at the University of Verona.