ENGL 2740

This course serves as an introduction to the critical study of children's literature and culture. Focusing on selected genres of, issues in, or theoretical approaches to literature for children, this variable-content course explores shifting (and often conflicting) conceptions of childhood, in general, and of children as readers and cultural consumers. Reading-intensive course. [Offering(s): Also offered through Distance Education format.][Department(s): School of Theatre, English, and Creative Writing]