Advanced Studies Seminar: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, and Adaptation
Times
Tuesday 2 pm - 4 pm
Instructor
D. Baker
E-mail: df.baker@utoronto.ca
Brief Description of Course
An historical and critical examination of fairy tales and their adaptations for children and young adults.
Required Reading(s)
Final reading list TBA. Texts may include such works as
- Maria Tatar’s Classic Fairy Tales (Norton)
- Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
- A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
- Maurice and his Educated Rodents (Terry Pratchett)
- Fire and Hemlock (Diana Wynne Jones)
- Gingerbread (Helen Oyeyemi)
First Three Authors/Texts
Classic Fairy Tales and TBA
Method of Instruction
- Short lectures
- Discussion
- Student presentation
Method of Evaluation
- Short papers
- Essay
- Participation
- Presentation