RESEARCH - SCHOLARSHIP - ENGAGEMENT

Developed in tandem with the Children’s Literature Program, the National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature is a growing hub for undergraduate and graduate research at the intersection of children’s literature. 

We center scholarship as one of our core values, while also providing opportunities for academics and creatives within the industry of children’s literature to converge. 

Our work ranges from writing book reviews about the latest releases in children’s literature to working with educators to organizing panels and events centered on children’s literature. 

We strive to promote the active study of children’s literature in academia and beyond.  

OPEN HOURS FOR SPRING 2023 - MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS - 11am to 1pm

Daley
Lashon Daley, Ph.D.

Director of NCSCL
Director of the Children’s Literature Program
Assistant Professor 
[email protected]
Areas: Black Girlhood Studies, Children's and Adolescent Literature, Performance and New Media, Folklore

Nouriazad
Dani Nouriazad

NCSCL Fellow 2022-2023
M.A. Student
[email protected]
Areas: Children's & Young Adult Literature, Gothic/Horror studies, Critical Theory

 



English 503 Guest Lectures: SDSU library, Representation & Writing, Archival Research, Public Humanities, Conceptual Research, Illustartor, Bookstagram, Social media

 


What's Trending @ the Center

One Story, Three Scholars
One Story, Three Scholars

On Demand
Watch One Story, Three Scholars and learn from author Dinah Johnson and scholars Lashon Daley, Gloria Rhodes, and Avery Caldwell as they read and discuss Indigo Dreaming.

Critical Conversations
Critical Conversations in Children’s Literature
On Demand
Critical Conversations in Children’s Literature brings together authors and scholars to discuss critical topics brewing within the field.

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ENGL 503
Spring 2023
#Kidlit for Researchers and Content Creators
T/TH 11am-12:15pm
Developed in partnership with the Digital Humanities Initiative and ITS, this course focuses on the digital production of creative research projects about children’s literature.

 


What We're Reading

The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give
By Angie Thomas

The Sun is also a Star
The Sun is also a Star

By Nicola Yoon

A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time

By Madeleine L'Engle

Our Day of the Dead Celebration
Our Day of the Dead Celebration
By Ana Aranda

I Rise
I Rise
By Marie Arnold

Witchlings
Witchlings
By Claribel E. Ortega

The Bluest Sky
The Bluest Sky
By Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Iveliz Explains It All
Iveliz Explains It All
By Andrea Beatriz Arango