In this subject, students study current theories of literature, with a focus on genres relating to children's literature as a form of social practice. Topics covered include critical analysis, traditional story forms, modernist and postmodern picture books, emerging formats, fantasy and realistic fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
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In this subject, students study current theoretical frameworks for interpreting colonial and postcolonial children's literature and considers a range of evaluative issues entailed in applying these frameworks to different postcolonial texts.
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David Beagley concludes the subject of Genres in Children's Literature. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley continues lecturing on traditional literature. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley continues lecturing on children's poetry. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on children's poetry, the themes and how it develops. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley (Education, La Trobe University) on the characteristics of classic children's books. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on some more historical realism in children's literature. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on historical realism in children's literature. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on how children's fiction deals realistically with social issues. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on realism in fantasy fiction. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Evaluation of Fantasy Literature for Children
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David Beagley with an evaluation of fantasy literature for children. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on Harry Potter and high fantasy. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Defining Fantasy in Children's Literature
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David Beagley begins to look at the popular genre of fantasy. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on the hero fantasy in children's literature. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on Graphic Novels, Anime and Manga. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on caricatures, cartoons and comics. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on postmodern picture books, and 'Voices in the Park' by Anthony Browne. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on postmodern picture books. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on author and illustrator devices in picture books. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley on picture books for older readers. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley discusses modernist and traditional picture books. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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David Beagley introduces Genres in Children's Literature - what are picture books, and what are their literary design elements? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Introduction to Genres in Children's Literature
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David Beagley introduces Genres in Children's Literature Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Looking at the wider analysis of postcolonial literature, through the window of orientalism. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Postcolonialism isn't just based on skin colour or ethnicity - The Beat of the Drum tells about this process within an Irish context. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Using the example of Pocahantas, how is the real world rewritten into something that treads the line between fact and fiction? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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The common themes and reality of the western genre. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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How to read and interpret the literature of other cultures, using 'Chinese Cinderella' as an example. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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This lecture uses Gary Disher’s The Divine Wind to show how stories of an historical event can be biased in their telling, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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The evolution of Australia's multiculturalism, and the representation of 'others'. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Are we one, or are we many? How is one culture distinguished from another, even within the same country? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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How is one culture distinguished from another? What cultural markers are explored in literature? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Postcolonial Voices – Either, Neither or Both?
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Aboriginal voice or European voice? Does it matter? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Is there a difference between an Aboriginal story and a European story? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Black armbands, history wars, and how the stolen generation of Aboriginals is reflected in Australian literature. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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What is the reality of the telling of Aboriginal history? How has European voices influenced the story that has been told? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Aboriginal Voice in Australian Literature
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How is the Aboriginal culture and identity represented in Australian literature? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Where are postcolonional voices in literature coming from? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Moving from a colonial attitude to post-colonial - Rudyard Kipling to Kim. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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How and why are colonial texts rewritten in later years? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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How are stereotypes portrayed in children's literature, and where did they come from? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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How postcolonialism has influenced children's literature. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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Introduction to Postcolonial Literature for Children
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David Beagley introduces Postcolonial Literature for Children. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By David Beagley
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