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.
SchoolEducation
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDebra Edwards
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesStudents 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 subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesEDU2GCL
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsEDU1HCL
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Readings
Happily Ever After: fairy tales, children and the culture
Resource TypeRecommended
Resource RequirementN/A
AuthorZipes, J
Year2013
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ISBN1135252963, 9781135252960
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Happily Ever After: fairy tales, children and the culture
Resource TypeRecommended
Resource RequirementN/A
AuthorZipes, J.
Year1997
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PublisherNEW YORK: ROUTLEDGE
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Deconstructing the Hero: Literacy theory and children's literature
Resource TypeRecommended
Resource RequirementN/A
AuthorHourihan, M.
Year1997
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PublisherLONDON, NEW YORK: ROUTLEDGE
ISBN0203974107, 9780203974100
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Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
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