HISTORY OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

EDU2HCL

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students investigate the development of literature for children from the traditional literatures of myth and legend, folk and fairy tales, through early publishing, to the emergence of genres of adventure, fantasy and realism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Debra Edwards

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Available as Elective: Yes

Learning Activities: Students will choose a topic relevant to this subject, and research content and commentary about it.  They will present that material in several formats, and according to a range of criteria, firstly as an annotated bibliography and then as a multi-page website. Students will assess and critique the authority, reliability and usefulness of researched material and resources in relation to a relevant topic of their own choice, and according to a range of set criteria for selection and presentation.  They will also consider texts and themes in response to  formal examination questions.

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: EDU2GCL

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: EDU1HCL

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Happily Ever After: fairy tales, children and the culture

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Zipes, J.

Year: 1997

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Publisher: NEW YORK: ROUTLEDGE

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Happily Ever After: fairy tales, children and the culture

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Zipes, J

Year: 2013

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Publisher: NEW YORK: ROUTLEDGE

ISBN: 1135252963, 9781135252960

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Deconstructing the Hero: Literacy theory and children's literature

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Hourihan, M.

Year: 1997

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Publisher: LONDON, NEW YORK: ROUTLEDGE

ISBN: 0203974107, 9780203974100

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Recognise archetypes, symbols, structures and motifs from traditional literature that are present in current children's and young adult literature
02. Critique specific texts, including unfamiliar ones, in terms of theoretical perspectives, social and historical contexts, and styles used by particular authors or author/illustrators
03. Evaluate critically the derivative nature of stories and story-telling and identify retellings and revisions of traditional and 'classic' stories
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.