Evelyn ArizpeView profile
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Professor Evelyn Arizpe is the Solana Professor of Children's Literature (Culture, Literacies, Inclusion & Pedagogy) at the University of Glasgow's School of Education. She leads the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Program in Children's Literature, Media and Culture (IMCLMC). Her career spans over 25 years, beginning with research on Mexican children's literature at the Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City) and doctoral work on adolescent readers at the University of Cambridge. She co-pioneered research on children’s responses to picturebooks and visual literacy, notably in the classic Children Reading Picturebooks: Interpreting Visual Texts (2003/2016). Her current research focuses on migration, displacement, and intercultural communities, including projects like Visual Journeys and the Salas de Lectura program in Mexico. She has collaborated internationally, particularly in Latin America, Spain, and the U.S., emphasizing bridges between theory and practice in education and culture. She sits on the jury for the Hans Christian Andersen Award (2022, 2024) and chairs global research networks such as the AHRC-GCRF project on children’s literature in crisis contexts. Education: Bachelor's in Literature, Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City) PhD in Education, University of Cambridge Research Interests: Children’s literature and literacies, picturebooks, YA literature, reader-response theory, migration studies, intercultural education, and educational peacebuilding in conflict zones like Medellín and Acapulco. Her work spans critical analysis of visual texts, cultural mediation, and policy advocacy for inclusive education. Grants & Collaborations: British Academy GCRF Grant: Educational Peacebuilding in Medellín and Acapulco AHRC-GCRF Network: Children’s Literature in Critical Contexts of Displacement International partnerships with institutions in Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and Vietnam Labs/Teams: Leads the Glasgow-based Children’s Literature Research Group and collaborates with global networks like the Salas de Lectura initiative in Mexico’s Ministry of Culture.
