ENH3135

The Colonial Child: Australian Children's Books 1830-1950 (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Heather Scutter

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: Students successfully completing this unit should develop: 1. Knowledge and an understanding of the historic contexts and the development of the main genres of colonial Australian children's literature. 2. Knowledge and an understanding of specifically Australian constructs of childhood and implied child readers. 3. A critical understanding of the ways in which adult and child readers learn to construct cultural paradigms, particularly national identity, through their reading. 4. Critical skills pertaining to postcolonial theories, narratology and discourse analysis.

Assessment: Essay (2250 words): 50% + Test (2250 words): 50% + Third-year students will be expected to demonstrate a higher degree of conceptualisation in their theoretical approach and more sophisticated analytic and interpretative skills.

Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prerequisites: A second-year sequence in English, Literary Studies or Cultural Studies or permission.

Prohibitions: ENH2135