"The road goes ever on!": Interview with Professor David Rudd

Abstract

In his first interview since retiring from his position as Professor of Children’s Literature and Director of the National Centre for Research in Children’s Literature at the University of Roehampton, David Rudd reflects candidly on his own academic journey and developments within Children’s Literature and Higher Education. His publications include Enid Blyton and the Mystery of Children’s Literature (2000), The Routledge Companion to Children’s Literature (2010), and Reading the Child in Children’s Literature: An Heretical Approach (2013). He maintains his status as Emeritus Professor of Children’s Literature at the University of Bolton.