Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
My main teaching and research focuses are canonisation, adaptation, picturebooks, ideology criticism, ethnic-cultural-racial diversity, gender, feminist criticism, postcolonial ciritism, queer criticism, and cognitive literary theory.
I have co-guest-edited special issues of Children’s Literature Association Quarterly, DiGeSt, and Barnboken on cognitive approaches to and diversity in children’s literature. I have contributed chapters to the Routledge Companion to Children's Literature and Culture (2023) and to the Oxford Handbook of Young Adult Literature (2026). I am the author of Jeugdliteratuur door de lens van etnisch-culturele diversiteit (2020, with Anne Klomberg), Routledge Engagements with Children’s Literature (2025, with Lydia Kokkola), Zoeklichten bij de studie van jeugdliteratuur (2025, with a.o. Helma van Lierop-Debrauwer & Suzanne van der Beek) and Pippi Longstocking, Critically (forthcoming).
Projects I have been involved in include:
- Leeswijzer voor diversiteit en inclusie
- Stepping Stones for Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in Children's Literature
- Pilootproject: De Etnische Werkelijkheid Weerspiegeld in Nederlandse Jeugdliteratuur
Career
2015-2016 Post-Doctoral Assistant
Ghent University
Department of Literary Studies ? Scandinavian Literatures
2008-2015 Junior Research Assistant
Ghent University
Department of Literary Studies ? Scandinavian Literatures
Current courses
Click here for my courses.
External positions
Selection committee NWO PhD for teachers (NWO)
11 Feb 2025 → 17 Apr 2025
Keywords
- Children's Literature
- Youth Cultures
- Queer Theory
- Gender
- Postcolonial Theory
- Feminist Theory
- Cognitive Literary Theory
- Ideology Criticism
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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De duik (2014)
Translated title of the contribution :The Plunge (2014) Research output: Other contribution
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Developing a Sense of Belonging: Young People with a Migrant Background in Dutch YA Literature
Van den Bossche, S. & van Lierop-Debrauwer, H., 2026, The Oxford Handbook of Young Adult Literature. p. 377-390Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Aflevering 1: Leeswijzer voor diversiteit en inclusie in jeugdliteratuur (4-8 jaar)
Van den Bossche, S., Sept 2025Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Aflevering 2: Leeswijzer diversiteit en inclusie in jeugdliteratuur (8-12 jaar)
Van den Bossche, S., Sept 2025Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Aflevering 3: Leeswijzer voor diversiteit en inclusie in jeugdliteratuur (12+)
Van den Bossche, S., Sept 2025Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
Activities
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Lezenswaardig: fictie-, literatuur- en burgerschapsonderwijs in de school
van de Laar, T. (Organiser), van der Loo, J. (Organiser), van der Beek, S. (Organiser) & Van den Bossche, S. (Organiser)
12 May 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a workshop, seminar, course etc. › Professional
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Diversiteit in prentenboeken – wat laten we kinderen zien?
Van den Bossche, S. (Speaker) & Hofman, N. (Speaker)
8 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
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Zijn sommige dieren gelijker dan anderen? Een kritische blik op diversiteit en inclusie in dierenverhalen
Van den Bossche, S. (Speaker)
25 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
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Creative Counterventions: Liminality, Positionality, and Activism in Dutch-Language Children’s Literature (Studies)
Van den Bossche, S. (Speaker)
23 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Jouw wereld in een boek
Van den Bossche, S. (Speaker)
9 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Popular
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Pilootproject: De Etnische Werkelijkheid Weerspiegeld in Nederlandse Jeugdliteratuur
Van den Bossche, S. (Principal Investigator) & Malanda, E. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research project
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Stepping Stones for Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in Dutch Children’s Literature
Van den Bossche, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/06/23 → 31/05/24
Project: Research project
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Leeswijzer voor diversiteit en inclusie in de jeugdliteratuur
Van den Bossche, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/03/23 → 31/05/24
Project: Research project