Universität Wien

123210 VO Literatures in English (2023S)

Children's Literature: 19-21 Century

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Moodle

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Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 06.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Monday 20.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Monday 27.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Monday 17.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Monday 24.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Monday 08.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Monday 15.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Monday 22.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Monday 05.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Monday 12.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Monday 19.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this lecture class students will be given an insight into literature for young readers from the 19th to the 21st century. Starting with early examples of children’s literature via classics like Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan or Little Women, we will cover some ground until we arrive at more recent examples of children's and young adult literature by writers such as Malorie Blackman or Lemony Snicket, which also lend themselves as material for the EFL classroom. To come to a broader understanding of children’s literature, we will apply critical theory and contextual analysis to these texts and will be looking at multimodal formats such as picturebooks, graphic novels and film adaptations.
This class will be available on u:stream (live stream and recording).

Assessment and permitted materials

There will be a final written exam, based on the lectures and the required reading, consisting of a multiple choice part and short essay questions to choose from.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Both parts of the final written exam need to be positive, i.e. more than 60%.
Grading scale: 100 pts. max, 60 pts. min.
100-91 Sehr Gut
90-81 Gut
80-71 Befriedigend
70-60 Genügend
59-0 Nicht Genügend

Examination topics

the contents of the lecture, the required primary and secondary reading and viewing, and the knowledge of literary studies and literary analysis that is expected at master’s level.

Reading list

Among other texts, we will be reading, some in extracts:
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Louisa Mae Alcott, Little Women and Good Wives
Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
Sherman, Alexie, The True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Malorie Blackman, Noughts and Crosses
Adib Khorram, Darius the Great is Not Okay
Alice Osman, Heartstopper
A.A.Milne, Winnie the Pooh
Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington
Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit
A reading list and the theoretical sources will be posted on moodle.

Association in the course directory

Studium: MA 812 (2); MA 844(2), UF MA 046
Code/Modul: MA M3; MA1; UF MA 1B, 4A
Lehrinhalt: 12-0404

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