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ENG3157 Issues in Contemporary Children's Literature
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ARTS
Credit Points: 15
 
Description:

This unit explores some of the major sub-genres of children’s literature over the last twenty-five years. It focuses on the representation of contemporary social issues as they pertain to children. The unit is concerned with recent changes regarding the notion of literature, and discusses the aspects of children’s literature that reflect developments in theories of language, culture, the writer, and the reader.



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This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
MICLITChildren's Literature Minor
 
 
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009