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ENGL286: Children's Literature |
A study of the range of literature, both past and current, written for children, including picture books, poetry, and a variety of realistic and fantastic fiction for young readers and for adolescents. From time to time the unit will also examine film. Key concepts and a common conceptual language employed in discussing and analysing children's literature will be introduced. Issues addressed include: the idea of a literature for children; visual and verbal textualities; notions of genre; gender representation; the place of books in the socialisation of children.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 2 |
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D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year
(On Campus session: 25 August; 20 October)
Xc2 - External study (composite mode); Offered in the second half-year
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| Staff Contact: |
Dr McCallum |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp
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Graded
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| Offered By: |
Department of English |
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