Reading Childhood/Writing Children

Queen Mary, University of London

Course Description

  • Course Name

    Reading Childhood/Writing Children

  • Host University

    Queen Mary, University of London

  • Location

    London, England

  • Area of Study

    English

  • Language Level

    Taught In English

  • Course Level Recommendations

    Upper

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    Hours & Credits

  • UK Credits

    15
  • Recommended U.S. Semester Credits
    4
  • Recommended U.S. Quarter Units
    6
  • Overview

    Credits: 15.0
    Overlap: None
    Prerequisite: None

    This module is designed to introduce you to a wide range of literature written for, by and about children from antiquity to the present day. It will focus on all kinds of narratives and forms including novels, poetry, non-fiction and images. Each book will be read alongside some critical text or alternative material to provide a theoretical approach to the reading and critical assessment of the works studied. The module will give you an overview of ideas about children and the development of the critical theory of the `invention¿ of childhood. By dealing with discrete subjects (eg. ideas on education, ideas about origin and identity, children at work) writings will be studied by theme while distinctive historical and cultural assumptions in different periods will be taken into account. You will be asked to develop your own critical faculties and be given the tools to allow you to make critical judgements in comparing and contrasting the range of works under discussion.

    Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
    Level: 6

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