GLBL 499

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Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

Selected reading and research in Global Studies. See schedule for current topics.

3 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated, if topics vary, in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 6 undergraduate or 8 graduate hours. Prerequisite: GLBL 100 or six hours of global studies, anthropology, social geography, political science, sociology, or economics; consent of instructor.

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GLBL 499 class schedule data for spring 2014
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	55562	Lecture-Discussion	M3	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	126 Wohlers Hall	Malekin, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Childhood & Children's Lit Section Info: Childhood and Childrens Literature In this course we will explore the changing understanding of childhood and youth in Scandinavia, primarily Sweden, through childrens literature and classic accounts of childhood in fiction, film and related media. Works analyzed range from Hans-Christian Andersens fairy tales and Astrid Lindgrens world literature classic Pippi Longstocking to contemporary youth fiction and cinema. We will address questions about what constitutes children?s literature in Scandinavia and in a comparative context with the US; how childhood is construed in books self-described as children's literature as well as in adult-audience fiction and memoirs; and how representations of childhood correlate with evolving ideas about family formation, child-rearing, the welfare state, and education in twentieth- and twenty-first century Scandinavia. Course goals include gaining knowledge of important texts, concepts, genres, and narrative strategies in childrens and youth literature and understanding these in terms of social-historical contexts in Scandinavia and the US. The course will offer students a comparative context with which to gain a fuller understanding of Scandinavian childrens and youth culture in correlation to American educational and literary traditions, and will provide students with an opportunity to gain in-depth insight into a culture known internationally as a forerunner in childrens rights and education. This section for Undergraduate Students. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
	55597	Lecture-Discussion	M4	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	126 Wohlers Hall	Malekin, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Childhood & Children's Lit Section Info: Childhood and Children?s Literature In this course we will explore the changing understanding of childhood and youth in Scandinavia, primarily Sweden, through childrens literature and classic accounts of childhood in fiction, film and related media. Works analyzed range from Hans-Christian Andersens fairy tales and Astrid Lindgrens world literature classic Pippi Longstocking to contemporary youth fiction and cinema. We will address questions about what constitutes children?s literature in Scandinavia and in a comparative context with the US; how childhood is construed in books self-described as children's literature as well as in adult-audience fiction and memoirs; and how representations of childhood correlate with evolving ideas about family formation, child-rearing, the welfare state, and education in twentieth- and twenty-first century Scandinavia. Course goals include gaining knowledge of important texts, concepts, genres, and narrative strategies in childrens and youth literature and understanding these in terms of social-historical contexts in Scandinavia and the US. The course will offer students a comparative context with which to gain a fuller understanding of Scandinavian childrens and youth culture in correlation to American educational and literary traditions, and will provide students with an opportunity to gain in-depth insight into a culture known internationally as a forerunner in childrens rights and education. This section for Graduate Students. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.