Introduction to translating children’s literature: Translating Julian is a mermaid

Description

For a long time, both the study of translation and the study of children’s literature held marginal positions in the field of literary studies. The intersection of these two – the study of the translation of children’s literature – is therefore not a very old one. In the last decades, however, a growing group of scholars has developed concepts, theories, and questions that have set the agenda for this academic field.

In this introductory workshop, we will use Jessica Love’s picturebook Julián is a Mermaid (2018) as a case study in order to explore some of the key questions in the study of children’s literature in translation. We will explore some fundamental translation strategies, discuss the specific challenges when translating multimodal texts, and discuss how international translation flows impact translation choices.

Period	29 Jun 2026
Event title	Antwerp University Summer School Children's Literature
Event type	Conference
Location	Antwerp, BelgiumShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International