Children's and Young Adult Literature
Objectives
- To obtain knowledge on British children´s and young adult literature (theoretical questions and debates) - To be able to critically interpret texts and other material in relation to theoretical issues - To be able to relate literary and other works to their historical and social contexts - To develop the ability to engage in autonomous scientific debate- To be able to undertake autonomous original advanced research in order to write a research paper to be handed over at the end of the semester and, later on, a dissertation
General characterization
Code
02107569
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
Marco António Franco Neves
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 280
Teaching language
English
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Buckley, C. G. (2018). Twenty-First-Century Children’s Gothic. From Wanderer to Nomadic Subject. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Coats, K. (2018). The Bloomsbury Introduction to Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Bloomsbury Academic: London / New York.
Collins, F. M. and J. Ridgman (Eds.) (2006). Turning the Page: Children’s Literature in Performance and the Media. Bern: Peter Lang.
Maybin, J. and N.J.Watson (Eds.) (2009). Children’s Literature. Approaches and Territories. New York / Milton Keynes: Pallgrave Macmillan / The Open University.
Montgomery, H. and N.J.Watson (Eds.) (2009). Children’s Literature. Classic Texts and Contemporary Trends. New York / Milton Keynes: Pallgrave Macmillan / The Open University.
Reynolds, K. (2011). Children’s Literature. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: OUP.
Rudd, D. (Ed.) (2010). The Routledge Companion to Children’s Literature. London / New York: Routledge.
Teaching method
- Theoretical classes on the subjects to be studied - c. 30%
- Critical interpretation of texts and other material and oral presentation and discussion with the class of an extended research paper
- 70 % - Tutorial supervision of the research work to be undertaken by the students (mostly outside class hours)
Evaluation method
- Extended essay to be presented and discussed in class - 50.0%
- Final written research paper to be handed over at the end of the semester - 50.0%
Subject matter
I. Introduction to Children's and Young Adult Literature
1.1. What are children's and young adult literature?: the debate
1.2. The origins and development of children's literature
II. A Golden Age: an age of uncertainty?
3.1. Colonialism and subversion: Treasure Island
3.1. The voice / voices of the Other in The Secret Garden
3.2. The Tale of Peter Rabbit and the picture book
III. From Post-War Britain to the End of the Century: tradition and innovation
4.1. Tom's Midnight Garden
4.2. His Dark Materials
4.3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
IV. Twenty-first-century children's gothic: Coraline
V. New trends: from the book to the screen and the new media
Programs
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