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Advanced seminar
WiSe 22/23: Literary Childhood
Birte Wege
Comments
How do we define ‘Childhood’? How can we trace the shifting meaning of the term over time, and how does it connect to concepts like gender, race, nationhood, and family? What is the purpose of literature written specifically for children or young adults, and (how) does it differ from other literary writing? Finally, what can we learn about our understanding of ‘childhood’ from portrayals of children in literature intended for adult audiences?
These are some of the questions we will explore in this seminar. We will cover a broad selection of primary texts from the nineteenth century to the present, ranging from the adventure writing of Mark Twain to the Afrofuturist/fantasy work of N.K. Jemisin, and including explorations of children’s perspectives in works by Henry James and James Baldwin.
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16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Tue, 2022-10-18 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2022-10-25 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2022-11-01 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2022-11-08 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2022-11-15 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2022-11-22 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2022-11-29 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2022-12-06 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2022-12-13 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-01-03 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-01-10 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-01-17 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-01-24 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-01-31 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-02-07 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2023-02-14 14:00 - 16:00