AIS 451

Fall 2008 All Classes

All Classes

Politics of Children's Lit

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Students will revisit classic and popular children's books, applying critical theoretical perspectives to texts with the purpose of examining ideologies behind their creation, publication, review, distribution, and consumption. An emphasis will be placed on texts by and about American Indians.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Fulfillment of the Advanced Composition requirement; junior standing or above; or consent of instructor.

My Favorites

My Schedule

Section Status updates every 10 minutes.

AIS 451 class schedule data for fall 2008
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	50717	Lecture-Discussion	G1	1:00PM -1:50PM	MWF	331 Gregory Hall	Reese, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/08-12/10/08 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Politics of Children's Lit Is Little House on the Prairie among your favorite children's books? Or, perhaps Indian in the Cupboard? What do you recall about the way that American Indians are presented in those or other favorite books from your childhood? In this course, we will examine the ways that Native Americans are represented in children's literature as we engage the following questions: What do classic and popular children's books tell us about American Indians? Similarly, what can we say about representations of race, gender, sexual orientation and class in Babar, Little Black Sambo, The Five Chinese Brothers, or Daddy's Roommate? Seeking answers to such questions requires that children's books be studied, not as isolated literary texts, but within the larger context of American society. Course readings will address the social and ideological functions of children's literature, literary and socio-political criticism of selected popular and classic children's books, and book reviews and essays about children's books by scholars, teachers, librarians, parents, and children. MEETS with ENG 460
	50716	Lecture-Discussion	UG1	1:00PM -1:50PM	MWF	331 Gregory Hall	Reese, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/08-12/10/08 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Politics of Children's Lit Is Little House on the Prairie among your favorite children's books? Or, perhaps Indian in the Cupboard? What do you recall about the way that American Indians are presented in those or other favorite books from your childhood? In this course, we will examine the ways that Native Americans are represented in children's literature as we engage the following questions: What do classic and popular children's books tell us about American Indians? Similarly, what can we say about representations of race, gender, sexual orientation and class in Babar, Little Black Sambo, The Five Chinese Brothers, or Daddy's Roommate? Seeking answers to such questions requires that children's books be studied, not as isolated literary texts, but within the larger context of American society. Course readings will address the social and ideological functions of children's literature, literary and socio-political criticism of selected popular and classic children's books, and book reviews and essays about children's books by scholars, teachers, librarians, parents, and children. MEETS with ENG 460