| 授業概要 |
| After the 1950s and 1960s, what new issues arose in the field of children's literature? For instance, what effect does political correctness have on the children's writers' scope of creation? As a continuation from the first semester, this course explores the significance of some works, mainly from the 1970s to the present, including recent films and animations, and study their contribution to our post-postmodern concepts of childhood and the place of children's literature. |
| 課題?評価 |
| class attendance / oral presentations / short quizzes / watching assigned films / term paper |
| テキスト |
Ted Hughes, The Iron Giant
Roald Dahl, The BFG
Joan Aiken, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Lloyd Alexander, The Vesper Holly Series
E. B. White, Charlotte's Web
J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials
Handouts to be distributed in class. |
| 参考文献 |
Humphrey Carpenter and Marie Prichard eds. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. OUP, 1999.
Victor Watson ed. The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English. CUP, 2001. |
| 受講生への要望 |
| Active participation in class. Preparation for presentations. Preliminary reading. The class will be conducted in English. |
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| 授業計画 |
1. Moving Beyond Binaries
Ted Hughes, The Iron Giant
Roald Dahl, The BFG
2. Feisty Heroines and Heroic Animals
Joan Aiken, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Lloyd Alexander, The Vesper Holly Series
E. B. White, Charlotte's Web
3. Fantasy for Our Time?
J. K. Rowling, The Harry Potter Series
Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials
4. Disney, Dreamworks and Co. |
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