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Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I am primarily interested in the intersection of children's literature and the platformisation of reading and literary cultures. I have previously conducted research on BookTok (the literary subculture on TikTok) and continue to do so alongside my PhD.
In my PhD, I also look at the platformisation of reading and how this (paradoxically) relates to the practice of re-reading books. I particularly look at adults re-reading children's and young adult books and draw on a framework of age, affect, attention, and affordance.
I also take a keen interest in Life Writing Studies and Translation Studies owing to my previous engagement with the topic, both in terms of teaching and research.
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The Translation of Children’s Literature In (Post)Colonial Contexts
Kotze, H. & Kulkarni, S., 31 Jan 2025, The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Young Audiences. Borodo, M. & Díaz Cintas, J. (eds.). 1 ed. Routledge, (Routledge Handbooks in Translation and Interpreting Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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What She Said: Girls Transforming Texts
Burke, L. & Kulkarni, S., 2025Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Exhibition
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Een Gevoel Krijgen voor BookTok: Inzicht in affect in de boekensubcultuur van TikTok
Kulkarni, S., Sept 2024, Lezen in Beweging: Ontwikkelingen in leesbevordering, lees- en literatuuronderwijs, digitaal lezen en toetsing. Dera, J. & van Steensel, R. (eds.). Eburon, p. 86-99 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Getting a feel for BookTok: Understanding affect on TikTok's bookish subculture
Kulkarni, S., Sept 2024, Lezen in Beweging: Ontwikkelingen in leesbevordering, lees- en literatuuronderwijs, digitaal lezen en toetsing. Dera, J. & van Steensel, R. (eds.). Eburon, p. 75-86 (Stichting Lezen Reeks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Young Adult Agency on BookTok: A Practice Theory Inquiry into Young Readers' Active Reshaping of Digital Literary Criticism on TikTok
Kulkarni, S. & Owens, E., 15 Aug 2025, The Role of the Child as Citizen: Agency and Activism in Children's Literature and Culture. Fenech, G. (ed.). University Press of Mississippi, (Children's Literature Association Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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The Child and the Book Conference 2025: Children Shaping The(ir) World: Between the Exceptional and the Everyday
Van den Bossche, S. (Programme Committee Chair), Malanda, E. (Programme Committee Member), van der Beek, S. (Programme Committee Member), Burke, L. (Programme Committee Member), Kulkarni, S. (Programme Committee Member), Borst, R. (Programme Committee Member) & Xu, G. Q. Q. (Programme Committee Member)
23 Apr 2025 → 25 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference › Scientific
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Methodology roundtable
Kulkarni, S. (Speaker)
24 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Juliana Schaum
van der Beek, S. (Host) & Kulkarni, S. (Host)
26 Nov 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor › Scientific
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"is it just me or is this book lowkey r@c1st": Cultural Citizenship on BookTok
Kulkarni, S. (Speaker)
25 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
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(Re)reading in Platformed Attention Economies
Kulkarni, S. (Speaker) & van de Ven, I. (Speaker)
10 Oct 2024 → 11 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
Projects
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Re-reading Reconsidered: Revisiting Children's Books within the Attention Economy
Kulkarni, S. (Researcher)
15/09/23 → 15/09/27
Project: Research project
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What's driving Gen Z's interest in romance novel?
3/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Prizes
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SHARP Research Development Grant for BIPOC Scholars
Kulkarni, S. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Other marks of recognition
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