FF:AJ24253 Lit. for Children and Youth - Course Information

AJ24253 Contemporary Anglo-American Literature for Children and Youth

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Mon 19:10–20:45 G22

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• English Language and Literature (Eng.) (programme FF, N-FI)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-GK)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-MA)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS) (2)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-TV)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce and discuss selected topics from contemporary Anglo-American literature for children and young adults. A special interest will be given to recent trends in children's literature, such as the depiction of violence and death, the interest in the macabre, and (post)modern re-tellings of classical stories.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction 2. Folk Fairy-Tales and their Afterlife (I): the Grimm Brothers, Charles Perrault, Walt Disney's adaptations od classical stories, Neil Gaiman's (post)modern renditions 3. Folk Fairy-Tales and their Afterlife (II): the Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, and Neil Gaiman's and Laura Dockrill's re-tellings 4. William Shakespeare Retold (I): pre-Victorian, Victorian and Edwardian re-tellings of Shakespeare's Stories 5. William Shakespeare Retold (II): modern feministic re-tellings of Shakespeare's Hamlet (Mary Cowden Clarke, Lisa Klein, Lisa Fiedler) 6. Reading Week 7. Death in Juvenile Literature (I): the beginnings of "new realism" of the 1960s and 1670s 8. Death in Juvenile Literature (II): post-2000 treatment of death in literature for children and young adults 9. Macabre in Children's Literature: Tim Burton, Roald Dahl et al. 10. No Class 11. "I once kicked a seagull": Laura Dockrill's Darcy Burdock as an Example of Pseudo-Authentic Text 12. Beyond Wonderland: Alice and her afterlife in 20th and 21st century literature 13. Children's Literature Not So Much for Children: re-tellings of children's classics for adult audiences

Teaching methods

In-class discussion of materials read at home; writing short response papers (one per each class); final essay.

Assessment methods

Class participation: 30% Response papers: 35% Final essay: 35% A maximum of two absences per term is tolerated.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si nemohou zapsat studenti Bc. studia AJ

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