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Children's Literature - ENGX209

This unit offers an introduction to 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 adolescents. 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; and the place of books in the socialisation of children.

All enrolment queries should be directed to Open Universities Australia (OUA): see www.open.edu.au

When Offered:

SP2 OUA - Study Period 2, offered through Open Universities Australia

SP4 OUA - Study Period 4, offered through Open Universities Australia

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Assessed As: Graded
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Department of English

Faculty of Arts