#tcotf22 presenter Ahana Maitra shares her thoughts on Bangla sci-fi and fantasy in our first panelist blog post! #thechildofthefutureconference #childrenslit #childrensliterature #universityofcambridge #posthuman #kidlit #yabooks

#tcotf22 presenter Rachel Milne shares a taste of her research: Alterity in Wizard of Oz. #thechildofthefutureconference #childrenslit #childrensliterature #universityofcambridge #posthuman #kidlit #yabooks

#tcotf presenter Maciej Wróblewski, a professor of Polish literature at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, shares his ideas of the "cthulucene." #thechildofthefuture22 #ChildrensBooks #YAbooks #cthulu #newmaterialism #universityofcambridge

Yoko Kitaguchi, Hubbiah Rafaqat, and Rin Tsuchiya ask "what is nature to you?" in their pre-conference blog post.

#tcotf presenters Albeena Alvi and Shruti Kirti share their thoughts on the ambiguous definitions of #childhood in their #thechildofthefuture22 blog post. #posthumanism #academic #universityofcambridge #facultyofeducation #studentled #childrenslit #childrensbooks

Check out our amazing series of keynote speakers here. We cannot wait to welcome them to the conference very soon: thechildofthefuture.com/keynotes

The Child of the Future is sold out! We are so excited for all the amazing panels and keynotes to come on Thursday and Friday!

If you're looking to continue your #tcotf experience after the panels finish for the day, check out the new blog post by Jonas Vanhove, up now on the conference website!

Inspiring second Keynote, 'The (Im)possibility of an After-childhood Future in Donna Haraway's "The Camille Stories"' from Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak and Macarena García. Some truly imaginative and deep reflections emerging from this discussion.

Evening panels for Day 1: Stream 1 - "The Future of Girlhood", and "Queer Futurities" Stream 2 - "Picturing the Future 2" and "The Animal of the Future"

Co-organiser Jodie Coates's tree inspired by Mrs E Rushton 💫's activity in her presentation, "The Wellbeing Entanglement: a Posthumanist Reflection on Inclusive Teaching Through the Covid-19 Pandemic". Share your tree in the comments! 🌳