ENG 240 Children and Literature

This course examines the role of children and childhood in literature and/or children's literature. It may study literature within or across national boundaries and/or historical periods or it may focus on a specific time period and/or region. The course pays particular attention to debates about the education of young people and changing conceptions of childhood, particularly in relation to race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexuality. The course will contextualize the literature with historical and theoretical texts, contemporary sociological and psychological materials, and other media, particularly newspapers and magazines.(C2)

Credits

4