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ENGL209: Children's Literature
This unit is 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 fictions (novel and film) for younger readers and for adolescents. Key concepts and a common conceptual language employed in discussing and analysing children's literature is introduced. Issues addressed include: the idea of a literature for children; visual and verbal textualities; notions of genre; gender representation; and the place of books in the socialisation of children.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 2 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (Session Dates: 27 August; 22 October) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Robyn McCallum, Dr Victoria Flanagan |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp or ENGL120 |
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| NCCW(s): | ENGL286 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of English |
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