Children's Literature: Developments in Australia (LANG 1037)
Semester 2 / 2012

Texts

y separately published work icon Bush, City, Cyberspace : The Development of Australian Children's Literature into the Twenty-First Century John Foster , E. J. Finnis , Maureen Nimon , Wagga Wagga : Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University , 2005 Z1508775 2005 single work criticism (taught in 7 units) Provides a snapshot of the state of Australian children's and adolescent literature in the early twenty-first century, and an insight into its history, promoting a sense of where Australian literature for young people may be going. Written by the same three authors published for information studies in 1995.

Description

Pioneering authors; humour and fantasy; Aboriginal concerns; the outback; urban fiction; Australian illustrators; modern award-winners; popular literature of today.

Assessment

Historical analysis 1000 words 20% N/A

Research project 1250 words 30%

Major essay 1750 words 40% N/A

Continuous in-class assessment tasks 500 word equivalent 10% N/A

Other Details

Offered in: 2011, 2010, 2009
Current Campus: Magill, Mawson Lakes, External
Levels: Undergraduate
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