Course syllabus. School of Humanities. Course code LIA 102 Reg. No. 04:55 Date of decision Barn- och ungdomslitteratur

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1 1 School of Humanities Course syllabus Course code LIA 102 Reg. No. 04:55 Date of decision Course title in Swedish Course title in English Language of instruction Subject Barn- och ungdomslitteratur Children s Literature Swedish Comparative Literature Swedish points 20 ECTS credits 30 Level 1-20 Valid from Type of course Prerequisites Course objectives Single Subject Course Basic eligibility as well as Swedish B/Swedish2 B The aim of the course is to impart knowledge of the special area of children s literature and children s reading. A complementary aim of all Humanities courses is to develop the ability to use the Swedish language correctly in speech and writing.

2 Course contents Module 1. Introduction (5 p) The module teaches the terminology used in literary studies and in particular the terminology that occurs in the literary study of children s literature. In addition the module provides an orientation in the different forms of criticism and current research. The module also includes the close study of a number of texts. Module 2. The History of Children s Literature (5 p) The module teaches how children s literature grows from different historical, pedagogical and literary conditions and becomes established as a cultural factor. Children s reading is placed in a wider context in which children s culture and children s basic living conditions and needs are discussed. The module also includes the close study of a number of texts. Module 3. Children s Literature Today (5 p) The module teaches how children s literature developed after the Second World War and includes the close study of a number of texts. New forms such as comics, mass market literature and adaptions for the screen are considered. Module 4. Project Work (5 p) The module gives the students a deeper knowledge of some special area within the field of children s literature. The independent study is carried out as a close study of literary texts or as a field study associated with a school, library or some other place where the students may subsequently work professionally. The study is presented as an essay or in some other form in agreement with the lecturer. 2 Teaching methods Assessment methods Grades Study certificate Credit overlap The teaching consists of seminars and lectures on campus as well as distance learning in the form of Internet-based tasks. The examination can consist of assignments or tests but also of continuous assessment in the form of papers and oral presentations. One of the following grades is given: Väl godkänd, Godkänd, Underkänd (Pass with Distinction, Pass, Fail). In addition, ECTS-grades are awarded.. Students who receive a passing grade in the course are entitled to a course certificate upon request. Module 1 may be studied as a single subject course with the course code: LIA 133.

3 3 Required reading: Author/ed. Module 1. Introduction (5 p) Title, publisher, year of publication Pages Edström, Vivi Barnbokens form. En studie i konsten att berätta, Stockholm Kåreland, Lena Möte med barnboken, Stockholm 2001, p Nikolajeva, Maria Bilderbokens pusselbitar, Lund Romberg, Bertil Att läsa epik, Lund Casta, Stefan Hill, Genevieve Holmberg, Bo R. Kadefors, Sara Milne, A.A. Pohl, Peter Rowling, J.K. Spelar död Idilia Dubbs dagbok Drängen i Klingre Sandor slash Ida Nalle Puh (not abbreviated) Janne min vän Harry Potter och De vises sten articles as well as approx. 500 Module 2. The History of Children s Literature (5 p) Kjersén Edman, Lena Klingberg, Göte Barn- och ungdomsböcker genom tiderna, Stockholm 2002, p Den tidiga barnboken i Sverige: litterära strömningar, marknad, bildproduktion, Stockholm Kåreland, Lena Möte med barnboken, Stockholm 2001, p Nettervik, Ingrid I barnbokens värld, Malmö 2002, p Toijer-Nilsson, Ying & Westin, Boel (ed. ) Om flickor för flickor. Den svenska flickboken, Stockholm 1994

4 4 Svensson, Conny Tarzan i slukaråldern, Stockholm Arosenius, Ivar Beskow, Elsa Carroll, Lewis Ehriander, Helene & Hedén, Birger Fitinghoff, Laura Heidenstam, Verner von Knutsson, Gösta Lagerlöf, Selma Kattresan Sagan om den lilla, lilla gumman Alice i underlandet Nöjsam läsning, part 1 and 2 (selection) Barnen från Frostmofjället Svenskarna och deras hövdingar (selection) Any Pelle Svanslös-book (not abbreviated) Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (selection) articles as well as approx. 700 Module 3. Children s Literature Today (5 p) Braaten, Lars Thomas Inledning till filmstudier. Historia, teori och analys, Lund 1997, p Edström, Vivi Vildtoring och lägereld, Stockholm Kjersén Edman, Lena Barn- och ungdomsböcker genom tiderna, Stockholm 2002, p Kåreland, Lena Möte med barnboken, Stockholm 2001, p Lundquist, Ulla Tradition och förnyelse. Svensk ungdomsbok från sextiotal till nittiotal, Stockholm Nettervik, Ingrid I barnbokens värld, Malmö 2002, p Bojunga-Nunes, Lygia Chambers, Aidan Erlingsson, Fridrik Den gula väskan Benjamin Duva

5 5 Gripe, Maria Hellsing, Lennart Jansson, Tove Lindgren, Astrid Lindgren, Astrid Nilsson, Per Nilsson, Ulf Stark, Ulf Thor, Annika Wahl, Mats three optional picture books optional Mumin-book Pippi Långstrump Mio min Mio articles as well as approx. 500 Module 4. Project Work (5 p) Non-fiction: 650 pages minimum, and fiction in agreement