Social History of Children's Literature
[17:610:583]
Pre-requisites: Prerequisite: 17:610:547 or permission of the instructor Description: Historical overview of literary content, illustration, social values, and publishing of literature for children, primarily in England and the United States. Consideration of scholarship and resources in the field. Synopsis: Course Objectives:
The student, upon completion of this course, will:
- Identify and describe the images of childhood as revealed in children?s literature over time.
- Compare and contrast the images of childhood revealed in children?s literature to those of philosophical, educational, and sociological theories over time.
- Demonstrate familiarity with major archetypes and motifs of traditional children?s literature.
- Identify and describe characteristics of children?s textbooks over time.
- Recognize and describe major media/types of illustrations and identify the most influential illustrators in the history of children?s literature.
- Identify and discuss key authors and works in the history of children?s literature.
- Identify and describe key publishers and publishing trends in the history of children?s literature.
- Describe the nature and extent of early children?s book reviewing.
- Analyze the role of the periodical in historical children?s literature.
- Use various approaches to the study of and bibliographic access to historical children?s literature.
- Relate the history of children?s literature to professional library and educational activities in work with children and youth.
- Read (and enjoy!) a selection of historical children?s literature.
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