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LITTRANS 320

THE NORDIC CHILD

3 credits.

Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking is an icon of childhood in the Nordic countries and beyond. Pippi has come to symbolize the Nordic "autonomous" child par excellence. Takes up a diverse selection of books and films that represent both the common ideas of the Nordic Child, as well as various elaborations of and exceptions to the idealized norm. Examines a number of the prevalent forms and themes in Nordic children's culture, such as nature, play, school, sexuality, death, loss, and storytelling.

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Requisites: Satisfied Communications A or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an informed understanding of diverse Nordic childhoods and how these are represented in a variety of texts. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Build and show skills of creative and critical thinking, historical thinking, and literary and media analysis through class discussion, short writing assignments, and formal papers. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop and demonstrate skills of literary analysis by interpreting texts in multiple genres--including novels, tales, and short stories--in class discussion and especially in writing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of current scholarship in the fields of children's literature, childhood studies, and Nordic literary studies in class discussion and formal papers. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an informed understanding of diverse Nordic childhoods and how these are represented in a variety of texts. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Build and show skills of creative and critical thinking, historical thinking, and literary and media analysis through class discussion, short writing assignments, and formal papers. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop and demonstrate skills of literary analysis by interpreting texts in multiple genres--including novels, tales, and short stories--in class discussion and especially in writing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of current scholarship in the fields of children's literature, childhood studies, and Nordic literary studies in class discussion and formal papers. Audience: Graduate

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