LIT324 Australian Children's Literature (8)

Abstract

LIT324 addresses issues that pertain to literature for children and teens in the Australian context - for example, the slow development of Australian fantasy, the contesting of Anglocentrism and gender bias, the growth of Indigenous literature and concerns about boys' literacy. As well as including the exploration of broader issues such as these, it takes advantage of CSU's unique perspective and offers an emphasis on regional issues in children's literature.

+ Subject Availability Modes and Location

Session 1
Internal	Albury-Wodonga Campus
Internal	Bathurst Campus
Internal	Wagga Wagga Campus
Distance	Wagga Wagga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: LIT324
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject information

Duration	Grading System	School:
One session	HD/FL	School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

be able to explain the slow development of Australian fantasy
be able to discuss the impact of the digital environment on Australian children's literature
be able to identify some of the innovations in Indigenous publishing for children and teens
be able to demonstrate an understanding of the impact of the education market on Australian publishing for children and teens
be able to choose texts that embrace diversity and inclusion
be able to discuss the censorship of children's literature
be familiar with the construction of regional Australia in information texts and in fiction
be able to demonstrate an understanding of the challenges and innovations in the regional use of libraries and the internet for children and teens
be able to discuss the impact of writers' centres and literary festivals in regional Australia
be able to devise and assess their own research topic
be able to compare their own research with that of scholars in the field
be able to articulate their responses and findings accessibly and logically in written and spoken English

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:

The historical context for Australian realism and the development of Australian fantasy
The town mouse and the country mouse
Nostalgia and the construction of 'the Bush' in Australian children's literature
Diversity and inclusion: Indigenous publishing and multiculturalism
The education market: sales and censorship
The impact of the digital space
Contesting distance: author tours, literary festivals, libraries, e-publishing, shopfront and online retailing
gender and reading: snips and snails and boys' literacy

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