Children’s Literature: Advanced ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This course focuses on children's literature and its current scholarship in the field. Students may examine one or more of the following topics as they pertain to children's literature: the history and chronological development of children’s literature as a genre; race, class, gender, sexuality, and other issues of multiculturalism in children’s literature; censorship; and adaptations. Students will read, analyze, and discuss children's literature from a variety of relevant perspectives. Students should note that this is a course in literature, not in pedagogy.