Dear Sir / Madam,
the University of Slavonski Brod and the City of Slavonski Brod, in cooperation with the Institute for Scientific and Artistic Work of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Đakovo, the J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek,
organize the International Scientific Conference
IVANA BRLIĆ-MAŽURANIĆ IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
18-20 April, 2024
dedicated to the 150th anniversary of her birth
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić is an internationally known writer of children’s literature, a famous storyteller, the first woman to become a correspondent member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, and one of the most translated Croatian writers. From 1892 to 1935, the author lived in the city of Slavonski Brod, where she wrote her most important literary works, and transferred her experience and experience of the city and its surroundings to the spatial, temporal and actantial realizations of her texts. Distinctive parts of the city left their mark in her literary works in the fiction, auto-fiction, epistolographic and journalistic part of her work.
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić spent most of her life in the Brlić House, which is now open to the public, and is located on the central square that bears her name. Upon her marriage into the Brlić family, Ivana became part of the social life of the city of Brod, which makes her an indivisible part of its historical and cultural heritage. In the Brlić House, a magical world of stories was created, and the characters such as the tiny spirits, called the Brownies (Domaći), and Hlapić the Apprentice, came to life, while in the Villa Brlićevac, the plots from Croatian Tales of Long Ago were created.
In order to adequately celebrate the author’s contribution to the cultural and literary image of the city of Slavonski Brod, as well as to Croatian and international children’s literature, all interested scientists and experts in the field of humanities, social sciences and other scientific disciplines are invited to apply for participation in the scientific conference and to address the current ‘millennium’ questions and new scientific approaches to the life and work of a distinguished writer and to celebrate the 150th jubilee birthday of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić.
The lectures that are the result of an original and unique scientific or professional view of the author’s life and work, as well as the literary-theoretical and literary-historical processes of contextualizing and canonizing her literary work, and the translational and pedagogical-methodological reception of the literary production, are welcome at the conference.
Date and venue of the Scientific Conference:
18-20 April, 2024
University of Slavonski Brod
City Library Slavonski Brod
House Brlić, Interpretation Center of IBM, Slavonski Brod
PLENARY LECTURES:
- Prof. Sabrina Fava, Università del Sacro Cuore, Milano
- Prof. Dorota Michulka, Uniwesytet Wrocławski, Wrocław
- Full Prof. Vinko Brešić, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
- Full Prof. Berislav Majhut, Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb
- Assoc. Prof. Sanja Lovrić Kralj, Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb
- PhD Jasna Ažman, Branch of Matica Hrvatska in Slavonski Brod
- Assoc. Prof. Dubravka Zima, Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb
SUGGESTED TOPICS:
Literary-historical and cultural aspects of Ivana’s works
- Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić and her social and political life (for example, participation in the Croatian Philanthropist Ladies’ Society, activism in the “Red Cross of Balkan Countries”, contribution to the League of Nations, cooperation with the Association of Croatian Teachers, the Croatian Fraternal Union, the PEN Association …)
- Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić and the Austro-Hungarian context
- Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić and literary contemporaries (A. G. Matoš, Vladimir Nazor, Selma Lagerlöf, Rudyard Kipling…)
- Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić in the history of Croatian children’s literature – the peak of one or the beginning of a new era
- Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić and “the most miraculous era in the development of Croatian children’s story”
- Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić abroad: translations and reception
Literary-theoretical approaches to Ivana’s work
- Unpublished commemorative poems of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- Non-fictional texts of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- The transnational nature of the texts of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- Literary geography and Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- Influences of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić on the contemporary Croatian artistic fairy tale
- Revaluation of the poetic work of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- Diary literature (male and female) during the lifetime of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
Linguistic-stylistic aspects of the literary works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- Stylistic features of the works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- Lexical and phraseological characteristics of the works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- The works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić in a linguistic-historical context
- Corpus analysis of language in the works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- Didactic approaches to the language of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
Psychological and didactic-methodological aspects of the literary works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- Reception of the works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- Educational background and literary work of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- Tradition, symbolism and ethics in the literary work of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- New methodological approaches to Ivana’s works in preschool, school and higher education curriculum
- Paradigms of the child and childhood in the works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- Pedagogical values in the works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
Literary work of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić and other arts
- The literary corpus of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić in relation to other arts
- Ivana’s works on the stage
Literary works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić and the media
- Media transformations of the works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, the challenges of new media
- The works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić and multimodality
- Reception of the works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić in the electronic media
- An online presentation of the life, character and work of Ivana Brlić–Mažuranić
Interdisciplinary topics
- Christian origins in the works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- The role of Villa Brlićevac in the life and work of the Brlić family
- The love of nature and ecology in the life and work of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- National and gender identity in the works of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
- Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić and the Brlić family
- Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić and Brod
Next to the suggested topics, papers may also cover other topics.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
The abstract and the application form should be submitted by 31 December, 2023 to the following e-mail: ibm150@unisb.hr.
Abstract should be in Croatian and English if the lecture is in Croatian, and if the lecture is in English, abstract is in English.
Abstract acceptance notification by 15 January, 2024.
Submission of full paper by 1 August, 2024.
The official languages of the Conference are English and Croatian.
Time allotted for the lecture is limited to 15 minutes, with additional 5 minutes for discussion.
As a side activity of the meeting, it is possible to register a workshop lasting up to 90 minutes. Registration for the workshop by filling out the application form is possible on the website www.ibm150.
Interested listeners can register at: ibm150@unisb.hr.
PUBLICATION OF PAPERS
The Conference Proceedings will be published. All submitted papers will be double-blind peer reviewed. The paper may not be published elsewhere.
The manuscripts will not be returned. Full papers must be sent by 1 August, 2024 to the following e-mail: ibm150@unisb.hr.
CONFERENCE FEE
The conference fee for presenters is 60 euro.
The conference fee for student presenters is 0 euro.
The conference fee must be paid by 10 March, 2024.
PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (CROATIA):
Payments are made by bank transfer. Please use the following information.
Account holder:
UNIVERSITY OF SLAVONSKI BROD
Trg Ivane Brlić Mažuranić 2
35000 Slavonski Brod
IBAN: HR0923400091111084627
Bank: Privredna banka Zagreb d.d., Radnička cesta 50, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
Model: 00
Reference number: 1804-2024
Purpose of payment: kotizacija za IBM 150 – ime i prezime sudionika
PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (FROM ABROAD):
Account holder:
UNIVERSITY OF SLAVONSKI BROD
Trg Ivane Brlić Mažuranić 2
35000 Slavonski Brod
Hrvatska
SWIFT CODE: PBZGHR2X
IBAN: HR0923400091111084627
Bank: Privredna banka Zagreb d.d., Radnička cesta 50, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
Purpose of payment: conference fee IBM150 – name and surname of the participant
Confirmation of payment should be sent to: ibm150@unisb.hr.
The organizers do not cover the costs of transportation and accommodation.
Further information on the possible accommodation is available on the website of the Conference: www.ibm150.hr.
IMPORTANT DATES
31 December, 2023 – Abstract submission deadline
15 January 2024 – Abstract acceptance notification
10 March, 2024 – Conference fee payment deadline
18-20 April, 2024 – Scientific Conference
1 August, 2024 – Submission of full paper
CONTACT
Conference Secretary:
Assist. Prof. Zrinka Šimunović, zsimunovic@unisb.hr
Chair of the Organizing Committee
Assist. Prof. Irena Krumes