Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

This course relates critical ideas in aesthetics to questions concerning the nature, purpose, and provision of the arts (visual art, music, drama, dance, literature) in education.

COURSE DETAILS:

Meeting Dates:
September 15, 16
October 13, 14, 27, 28
November 17,18
December 1, 2

Meeting Times:
Fridays 4:30 – 9:00 pm
Saturdays 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Meeting Location:
Vancouver (Harbour Centre) campus, Room 1530

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

This course introduces North American children's literature as a genre with its own traditions and history.  

Specifically, students will: 

• understand the unique traditions and histories of North American children’s literature;
• analyze compositional elements of visual narratives and how graphic narratives like picturebooks, comics, and animated shorts communicate;
• develop critical reading/viewing strategies;
• understand the relationships between texts for youth and shifting cultural constructions of “childhood” and “adolescence” and what kinds of stories adults believe youth need and/or should be shielded from;
• develop knowledge about BIPOC children’s authors and illustrators;
• understand the various genres within children’s literature, including non-fiction;
• develop an understanding of academic writing and an ability to write and critique texts in a scholarly manner.

Grading

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Students will need a copy of the required books as well as additional texts to bring to class. Picture books and graphic novels should be hard copies that you bring to class. Students should expect to spend 1-2 hours before each class in libraries and bookstores selecting children’s/ya texts.

REQUIRED READING:

REQUIRED READING NOTES: