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Lecturer in children’s literature and the pedagogy of literature at theUniversité Grenoble Alpes, UMR 5316 Litt&Arts
Member of the Department of Modern Literature, UFR LLASIC
Member of the LITEXTRA pedagogy team

Children's Literature
Literature Instruction in Francophone and Allophone Contexts
Creative Writing
Writing Instruction
Supervision of Master's Theses (M1 and M2: Master's in Elementary Education [MEEF], Master's in American and Latin American Studies [ALC], Master's in Language Teaching [Didactique des langues]—FLES and FFL tracks)

French Children's Literature
Children's Literature and Social Issues (disability, ecology)
Children's Literature and Outreach
Novels for Teens
Teaching French Literature in Francophone and Allophone Contexts
Literary Reading and Creative Writing

• Member of the UMR LITT&ARTS, LITEXTRA component, Université Grenoble Alpes , and the CNRS. In particular, co-organizer and facilitator of the research seminar “Territories and Borders in Children’s Literature,” co-editor of the research blog https://ldjgrenoble.hypotheses.org/; member of the TOGA project (Tohoku University and Université Grenoble Alpes)
• Member of the “Eurolije: Mediations in Children’s Literature in Europe: Research and Practices” project team, https://eurolije.eu (since 2021)
• Member of Afreloce (French Association for Research on Children’s Books and Cultural Objects) and https://magasindesenfants.hypotheses.org/lafreloce/membres-de-lafreloce (since 2019)
• Member of the Charles Perrault International Institute (since 2019)
• Member of the “Narrative Autobiographical Perspectives” research group at the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Modern Cultures, University of Turin, Italy (since 2018), and Subject Specialist at the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Modern Cultures, University of Turin, Italy (since 2022)
• Associate Member of EA LIS (Literature, Ideas, Knowledge), Université Paris-Est (since 2016)

Selected Publications

Co-editing of scholarly works

• With Laure Thibonnier, Sylvie Martin-Mercier, Natacha Rimasson-Fertin, and Chiara Ramero, “Between Wonder and Commitment: Children’s Literature and Ecology,” *Cahiers Robinson*, no. 56, 2024, Proceedings of the international conference “Children’s Literature and Ecology,” March 23–24, 2022, Université Grenoble Alpes.
• With Taku Kuroiwa, proceedings of the symposium “The Past as a Source of Imagination and Inspiration: Strategy, Function, and Diversity of Historical Narratives”; edited, compiled, with an introduction and notes by Taku Kuroiwa and Chiara Ramero, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Arts and Letters, 2021.
• With Laure Thibonnier, co-editors of the issue “Children’s Literature: Territories and Boundaries,” *L’Entre-deux*, 14 (2), January 2024, https://www.lentre-deux.com/?b=280.

Book chapters (non-exhaustive list)

• "Ecology" entry for the *Dizionario della letteratura giovanile* (Dictionary of Children’s and Young Adult Literature), a collaborative work currently in preparation under the direction of Angelo Nobile (Professor Emeritus at the Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy) (forthcoming).
• With Natacha Rimasson-Fertin and Laure Thibonnier, “Foreword,” in Laure Thibonnier, Sylvie Martin-Mercier, Natacha Rimasson-Fertin, and Chiara Ramero, “Between Wonder and Commitment. Children’s Literature and Ecology,” Cahiers Robinson, no. 56, 2024, Proceedings of the international conference “Children’s Literature and Ecology,” March 23–24, 2022, Université Grenoble Alpes, pp. 7–25.
• “The Ocean in Children’s Literature: A Place of Life and Death, a Threatening and Threatened Place,” in Kuroiwa, T. (ed.), with the collaboration of Corinne Denoyelle, Estelle Doudet, Chiara Ramero, and Daniel Rojas, *The Oceans as Places of Exchange and Imagination: Pacific, Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean*, Tohoku University, March 16–17, 2023, Graduate School of Arts and Letters, 2024, pp. 59–84.
• “The Past in Janine Teisson’s Young Adult Novels: Between History and Fiction,” in T. Kuroiwa and C. Ramero, *The Past as a Source of Imagination and Inspiration: Strategy, Function, and Diversity of Historical Narratives*, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Arts and Letters, 2021, pp. 47–68.
• “Between France and Italy, between youth and adulthood, three authors shed light on a hidden side of human life,” in Abbati, O. (ed.), *Intrecci romanzi. Trame e incontri di culture*, Turin: Nuova Trauben, 2017, pp. 247–258. (Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy).

Articles in scientific journals (non-exhaustive list)

• “Solidarity and Resilience in Alberto Manzi’s Characters: Toward the Achievement of Dignity ,” in Pagine Giovani, no. 1/2024 (January–June), “Alberto Manzi: Teacher, Storyteller, and Witness,” pp. 34–40.
• “From Literary Reading to Creative Writing: From the Reader to the Writer at the University,” in Monginot, B., and Orlandi, S. (eds.), *Synergies Italie*, No. 16, “Writing Workshops at the University: A Pedagogical Practice Between Constraint and Experience,” GERFLINT, 2020, pp. 15–28, http://gerflint.fr/Base/Italie16/italie16.html, ISSN of the online edition: 2260-8087.
• “French Children’s Literature Before and After 1968: A Radical Shift or a Slow Evolution?” (French Children’s Literature Before and After 1968: A Rapid Turning Point or a Slow Evolution?), Pagine giovani, Anicia Editore, No. 170, new series, September/December 2018, pp. 32–37, ISSN of this issue: 2532-8751.
• “How to Motivate Students to Take Action After Reading: The ‘Lire Ados’ Reading Workshop,” *Interculturel. Le Français pour aller plus loin*, Proceedings of the International Conference, Rome, October 28–29, 2016. Texts compiled by Calì A., Martoccia G., Romano R., No. 22, 2017, pp. 179–196 (University of Lecce, Italy). ISSN of the publication: 2532-7755.

Selected Published Scientific Papers (non-exhaustive list)

• “A Reading Workshop in French as a Foreign Language: Discovering the French Language and Culture Through Children’s Literature,” Proscolli, A., Nikou, C., and Tsakagiannis, S. (eds.), Perspectives on the Role of French in Changing Societies, Proceedings of the^3rd International Congress of the FIPF, Athens, September 4–8, 2019, Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Press, 2021, pp. 737–748.
• “Reading Children’s Literature in FLE Classrooms as a Tool for Discovery, Exchange, and Communication,” *Les Cahiers de Didactique des Lettres* [Online], University of Pau and the Pays de l’Adour, Full-text issue, The French Classroom: A Space and Stage for Speech, Lesson and Unit Plans, updated on August 29, 2019, URL: https://revues.univ-pau.fr/cahiers-didactique-lettres/589.
• “What Approaches Can Be Used to (Re)ignite Teenagers’ Love of Reading Through Children’s Literature?” in Ahr, S., and Mongenot, C. (eds.), Writing, Prescribing, Banning: Professionals and Children’s Literature Today, ESPE de Versailles, Canopé, 2016, pp. 171–177.

List of Publications on HAL