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
Rogério Miguel do Deserto Rodrigues de Puga
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 Contemporaty 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
Método de Avaliação - - Extended essay to be presented and discussed in class(50%), - Final written research paper to be handed over at the end of the semester(50%)
Subject matter
I - What are children´s and young adult literature?: the debate II -The origins and development of children´s literature III- The Golden Age: an age of uncertainty? 3.1. Colonialism and subversion: Treasure Island 3.2. The voice / voices of the Other in The Secret Garden 3.3. The Tale of Peter Rabbit and the picture book IV - Post-War Britain: Tom´s Midnight Garden V- Harry Potter and the Philosopher´s Stone and the schoolstory: tradition and innovation VI - Twenty-first-century children´s gothic: Coraline VII - New trends: from the book to the screen and the new media 4.4.6. Demonstração da coerência dos conteúdos programáticos com o
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