The Cambridge/Homerton Research and Teaching Centre for Children’s Literature is a joint enterprise between the Faculty of Education and Homerton College
Both institutions have a long tradition in children’s literature and a strong national and international profile for high quality research and teaching. The centre brings together researchers, teachers and students in a vibrant, thriving scholarly community.
News
- Online registration for The Child and the Book conference is now open.
- Our second hugely successful Children’s Literature Centre Open Day was held on Saturday 5 November
- Morag Styles becomes Professor of Children's Poetry
What we do
Because of its unique foundations, the Cambridge/Homerton Centre has distinctive strengths that combine to make it a special place for children’s literature research. We aim to:
- create a favourable environment for high-quality and innovative research in children’s literature
- combine literary, aesthetic and educational approaches to the subject
- accommodate theoretical, empirical and interdisciplinary research
- support practitioners through dissemination of research findings
We have active links with:
- the artistic community of authors, artists and poets
- literary and artistic institutions, including the Arts Council, the Poetry Society, the Poetry Book Society, Book Trust, and the British Council
- other children’s literature research centres and research institutions, nationally and internationally
