2010 Course Handbook
LIT847: Romanticism to Postmodernism: Developments in Children's Literature
This unit examines the critical and cultural development of children's literature from the nineteenth century to the present. The unit relates the literature to social and intellectual history, and considers the impact of major paradigm shifts. Topics may include the social and literary constructions of childhood; the development of the Bildungsroman for younger readers; representations of gender, class, race and power; and the development of social realism and of fantasy.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: | 2012 - Unit offered in 2012 |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Robyn McCallum |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
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Department of English Faculty of Arts |