Children's Literature of Northern Europe
Explore nineteenth- to twenty-first-century children's literature from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Belgium and the Netherlands. Focus on the prominent place of children's literature in the popular culture of central and northern Europe, as well as the serious issues and themes which north Americans might otherwise consider "adult" that are often found in this genre-death, war, poverty, social justice, and family conflict-alongside whimsy, warmth and wonder. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 47), European Studies 307 (Topic 7), 347 (Topic 39), German, Scandinavian, Dutch Studies 311J, 341P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prerequisites & course information
Explore nineteenth- to twenty-first-century children's literature from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Belgium and the Netherlands. Focus on the prominent place of children's literature in the popular culture of central and northern Europe, as well as the serious issues and themes which north Americans might otherwise consider "adult" that are often found in this genre-death, war, poverty, social justice, and family conflict-alongside whimsy, warmth and wonder. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 47), European Studies 307 (Topic 7), 347 (Topic 39), German, Scandinavian, Dutch Studies 311J, 341P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027