Introduction to Children's Literature
Times
Tuesday 10 am - 12 pm , Thursday 10 am - 11 am
Instructor Information
D. Baker
E-mail: df.baker@utoronto.ca
Course Description
A historical and critical introduction to the literature written for or appropriated by children. Through these works we'll examine changing notions of the child and the child reader; discern ways in which class, gender, ideology and historical context are embedded in literary texts for children; query whether and how the 'hidden adult' is at work.
Required Readings
- Final reading list is TBA. (Texts may include: The Princess and the Goblin; Peter Pan; The Story of the Amulet; Swallows and Amazons; Blueberries for Sal; Where the Wild Things Are; Wild Berries; My Name is Seepeetza; Howl's Moving Castle; American Born Chinese.)
First Three Authors/Texts
- TBA
Methods of Evaluation
- Essays
- Prose analyses
- Participation
- Exam or test