Global Committee
The Global Committee actively supports and promotes international children’s literature research by broadening the spectrum of primary and secondary literature discussed at the annual meetings and in the publications of ChLA. To encourage scholarly examination of texts originally written in languages other than English and/or created by authors and illustrators from communities, including global indigenous communities, beyond Anglo-American children’s and YA publishing traditions, the committee organizes a panel for the ChLA conference that alternates between specific geographic or topological focal points and experiential or psychological themes that encourage transnational discussion of children's and young adult literature. The Committee also organizes the Global South Speaker Series, co-sponsored by New York University’s Georgiou Library, and selects the recipients of the Vivian Yenika-Agbaw Global Scholarship Grant.
Composition of the Committee:
The Global Committee consists of six rotating members elected for three-year terms and a chair appointed by the President with the approval of the Executive Board for a term of three years. Terms begin immediately following the ChLA annual business meeting.
Committee Members:
Chair: Deirdre McMahon, Drexel University, 2024-2027 Maria Truglio, Penn State, 2023-2026 Bornali Nath Dowerah, Manohari Devi Kanoi Girls' College, 2023-2026 Samira Abdur-Rahman, The College of New Jersey, 2023-2026 Chengcheng You, University of Macau, 2024-2027 Melanie Ramdarshan Bold, University of Glasgow, 2024-2027 Tharini Visnawath, University of South Carolina, 2025-2028
ChLA Board Liaison:
Ngozi Onuora, Eastern Illinois University
ChLA Awards and Grants Coordinators:
Pete Kunze, Tulane University Poushali Bhadury, Middle Tennessee State University Gabrielle Atwood Halko, West Chester University
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