conferences

year	title
2019	International Conference: Von Pionieren und Piraten. Der DEFA-Kinderfilm in seinen kulturhistorischen, filmästhetischen und ideologischen Dimensionen October 6-8. With Werner Barg (University of Halle) and Steffi Ebert (University of Halle) Conference venue: University of Halle Funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. Program: (Attachment)
2019	International Conference: Europa illustriert die Grimms February 28-March 1. With Vanessa Joosen (University of Antwerp) Conference venue: International Youth Library, Munich Funded by the Märchenstiftung Walter Kahn. Program: (Attachment)
2015	International Conference: Verjüngte Antike im Mediendialog. Transformationen griechisch-römischer Mythologie in Kinder- und Jugendmedien der Moderne und Gegenwartskultur October 6-8. With Markus Janka (University of Munich), Katarzyna Marciniak (University of Warsaw), Anita Schilcher (University of Regensburg) and Michael Stierstorfer (University of Regensburg) Conference venue: University of Munich Funded by the German Research Foundation. Program: (Attachment) Publication: Markus Janka & Michael Stierstorfer (eds): Verjüngte Antike. Griechisch-römische Mythologie in zeitgenössischen Kinder- und Jugendmedien. Heidelberg: Winter, 2017.
2015	International Conference: Maps in Children's Literature March 12-13. With Nina Goga (University of Bergen) Conference venue: University of Bergen Program: (Attachment) Publication: Nina Goga & Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer (eds): Maps and Mapping in Children's Literature. Landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2017.
2014	International Conference: Mediale Zeitenwende. Interdisziplinäre Forschungsansätze zu Formierung und Wirkung des narrative turn in den visuellen Narrationen September 11-13. With Stephan Köhn (University of Cologne) Conference venue: Cultural Institute of Japan, Cologne Program: (Attachment)
2014	International Conference: Canon Constitution and Canon Change in Children's Literature September 11-13. With Anja Müller (University of Siegen) Conference venue: University of Tübingen Funded by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung. Program: (Attachment) Publication: Anja Müller & Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer (eds): Canon Constitution and Canon Change in Children's Literature. New York: Routledge, 2017.
	International Conference: Spotlight on Children's Film Research. European Conference on Children's Film June 18. With Franziska Matthes (University of Erfurt) Conference venue: University of Erfurt Funded by KidsRegio (Erfurt). Program: (Attachment)
2012	International Conference: Children's Literature and European Avant-Garde September 26-30. With Elina Druker (University of Stockholm) and Maria Nikolajeva (University of Cambridge) Conference venue: University of Norrköping, Sweden Funded by the European Science Foundation (Brussels). Program: (Attachment) Publication: Elina Druker & Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer (eds): Children's Literature and European Avant-garde. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2015. Winner of the Edited Book Award 2017 of the Children's Literature Association.
	International Conference: Literacy under the focus of language and cognitive development. March 22-23. With Jörg Meibauer (University of Mainz), Kerstin Nachtigäller (University of Bielefeld) and Katharina Rohlfing (University of Bielefeld). Conference venue: Center for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Bielefeld Funded by ZIF (Zentrum für internationale Forschung/Center for Interdisciplinary Research), Bielefeld. Program: (Attachment) Publication: Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer/Jörg Meibauer/Kerstin Nachtigäller/Katharina Rohlfing (eds.): Learning from Picturebooks. Perspectives on Child Development & Literacy Studies New York: Routledge 2015.
2011	International Conference: "Hieroglyphe der Epoche?" Zum Werk der östereichisch-jüdischen Autorin Anna Maria Jokl (1911-2011). October 21- 22, 2011. With Susanne Blumesberger (University of Vienna), Jana Mikota (University of Siegen), Ernst Seibert (University of Vienna). Conference venue: University of Vienna/Urania. In co-operation with jüdischer Verlag im Suhrkamp Verlag (Berlin) and Volkshochschule Wiener Urania. Funded by Institut für Wissenschaft und Kunst (IWK), Vienna, University of Vienna, Österreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft, Nationalfonds der Republik Österreich für Opfer des Nationalsozialismus, and ZukunftsFonds der Republik Österreich. Program: (Attachment) Publication: Susanne Blumesberger/Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer/Jana Mikota/Ernst Seibert (eds.): "Hieroglyphe der Epoche?". Zum Werk der österreichisch-jüdischen Autorin Anna Maria Jokl. Wien: Praesens 2014.
	International conference (in combination with a Ph D workshop): History and Theory of the Picturebook. September 22-24. Conference venue: University of Tübingen, Schloss Hohentübingen. Sponsored by Vereinigung der Freunde der Universität Tübingen (Universitätsbund) e.V. Program: (Attachment) Conference poster. Publication: Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer (ed.): Picturebooks. Representation and Narration. New York: Routledge 2014.
	Conference: Mehrsprachigkeit und Kinderliteratur. June 10 -11, with Ira Gawlitzek (University of Mannheim) and Rosemary Tracy (University of Mannheim). Conference venue: University of Mannheim. Program: (Attachment) Publication: Ira Gawlitzek/Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer (eds.): Mehrsprachigkeit und Kinderliteratur. Stuttgart: Klett-Fillibach 2013.
	Conference: Der moderne Kinderfilm. Filmwissenschaftliche und filmdidaktische Perspektiven. March 17-19, with Christian Exner (Kinder- und Jugendfilmzentrum in Deutschland). Conference venue: University of Tübingen, Schloss Hohentübingen. Funded by Kinder- und Jugendfilmzentrum in Deutschland. Program: (Attachment) Publication: Christian Exner/Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer (eds.): Von Wilden Kerlen und wilden Hühnern. Perspektiven des modernen Kinderfilms. Marburg: Schüren 2012.
2010	International conference: Intercultural Crossovers, Transcultural Flows: Manga/Comics September 30 - October 2, with Jaqueline Berndt (Seika Universität Kyoto), Franziska Ehmcke (University of Cologne), and Steffi Richter (University of Leipzig) Conference venue: Cultural Institute of Japan, Cologne Funded by the Japan Foundation, the Manga-Research Center, Kyoto, and the Center for Inter- and Transcultural Studies, Cologne. Program: (Attachment) Publication: Jaqueline Berndt/Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer (eds.): Manga's Cultural Crossroads. New York: Routledge 2013.
2009	International conference: Children's Books from O to 3: Where Literacy Begins. March 19-21. Conference venue: picturebook museum Burg Wissem, Troisdorf (www.burgwissem.de). Funded by the Fritz Thyssen-Foundation, Cologne. Program: (Attachment). Publication:Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer (ed.): Emergent Literacy: Children's Books from 0 to 3. Amsterdam: John Benjamins 2011. Conference poster Article about the conference: www.taz.de/1/zukunft/wissen/artikel/1/baby-liest-mit/
2008	International conference: Astrid Lindgren - Internationality and Intermediality. September 18-20, with Astrid Surmatz, University of Amsterdam, first holder of the guest professorship in memory of Astrid Lindgren, University of Växjö. Conference venue: University of Växjö, Sweden (www.vxu.se). Funded by the University of Växjö; Astrid Lindgren Research Center, Näs; Astrid Lindgren Society, Vimmerby; and Rädda Barnen. Program: (Attachment). Publication: Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer and Astrid Surmatz (eds.): Beyond Pippi Longstocking: Intermedial and international aspects of Astrid Lindgren's Works. New York: Routledge 2011.
2007	International conference: New impulses in picturebook research: aesthetic and cognitive aspects of picturebooks. September 27-29, in cooperation with Teresa Colomer and Cecília Silva-Díaz. Conference venue: University of Barcelona. (Attachment). Publication: Teresa Colomer/Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer/Cecília Silva-Díaz (eds.): New Directions in Picturebook Research. New York: Routledge 2010.