Fiction for Young Adults
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Fiction for Young Adults
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 fi...
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Conclusion and Revision II
The second lecture giving a conclusion and revision to 'Fiction for Young Adults'.
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Conclusion and Revision I
The first lecture giving a conclusion and revision to 'Fiction for Young Adults'.
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How a Reader Develops a Response
Once a reader forms a response, how is the next step taken? How are analysis of books communicated to the rest of the world?
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I Can Make up my Own Mind
Over the course of this subject you would have encountered books that you love, books that you loathe, and books that you are indifferent towards. Why...
Changing Forms of Storytelling II
The ways that the story can be delivered, and the questions it raises about the nature of 'the author', 'the reader', and how 'the story' is changed.<...
Changing Forms of Storytelling I
Alternative forms of telling stories. How does poetry and the 'verse novel' change the way a story is told?
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Moral Ambiguity in The Hunger Games
What is the primary world? Where is our world in The Hunger Games? What are the elements that we can take directly from it? Some of it is going to be...
Utopias and Dystopias
What are the characteristics of utopias and dystopias in young adult fiction? What are their origins? How does The Hunger Games use these themes?
The Gendering of Storytelling
What mechanisms are used to establish a gendered tone to the mechanisms of a story?
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Girls Books and Boys Books
What is the difference in how a book is written for a girl audience or boy audience?
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Romance and Vampires
David Beagley on how the perception of vampires have changed, and how they are portrayed in modern fiction such as Twilight.
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What it is to be Young and in Love
David Beagley on how romance is portrayed in fiction for young adults, looking at both Pride and Prejudice and Twilight.
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Perceiving 'the Voice' in a Story
David Beagley on the way that we hear a particular voice that is telling us a story.
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Me in My World
David Beagley on the idea of identity of the central character in the context of their world, the larger society and their social awareness.
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Creating Meaning in Fiction
David Beagley on the formal structure of literary analysis.
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Me and My Identity
David Beagley on representation and identity in young adult fiction. How do readers seek and determine the self?
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War in Young Adult Fiction
David Beagley on how the serious themes of war is portrayed in young adult fiction.
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The Turmoil of the Teenager
David Beagley on 'the problem novel', and how teen books consider serious social issues.
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Defining Young Adult Fiction
David Beagley defines fiction for young adults, and the common themes you can find in them, no matter when they were written.
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Introduction
David Beagley introduces Fiction for Young Adults - theories around the definition of adolescence, assumptions about Young Adult readers and consequen...
Conclusions
David Beagley concludes the subject of Genres in Children's Literature.
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More on Children's Poetry
David Beagley continues lecturing on children's poetry.
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Children's Poetry
David Beagley on children's poetry, the themes and how it develops.
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What Makes a Classic Children's Book?
David Beagley (Education, La Trobe University) on the characteristics of classic children's books.
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More on Historical Realism
David Beagley on some more historical realism in children's literature.
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Historical Realism
David Beagley on historical realism in children's literature.
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Social Issues in Realistic Fiction
David Beagley on how children's fiction deals realistically with social issues.
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Realism in Fiction for Children
David Beagley on realism in fantasy fiction.
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Evaluation of Fantasy Literature for Children
David Beagley with an evaluation of fantasy literature for children.
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Harry Potter and High Fantasy
David Beagley on Harry Potter and high fantasy.
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Defining Fantasy in Children's Literature
David Beagley begins to look at the popular genre of fantasy.
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Hero Fantasy in Children's Literature
David Beagley on the hero fantasy in children's literature.
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Graphic Novels, Anime and Manga
David Beagley on Graphic Novels, Anime and Manga.
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Carictures, Cartoons and Comics
David Beagley on caricatures, cartoons and comics.
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Postmodern Picture Books: Anthony Browne
David Beagley on postmodern picture books, and 'Voices in the Park' by Anthony Browne.
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Postmodern Picture Books
David Beagley on postmodern picture books.
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Author and Illustrator Devices
David Beagley on author and illustrator devices in picture books.
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Picture Books for Older Readers
David Beagley on picture books for older readers.
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Traditional/Modernist Picture Books
David Beagley discusses modernist and traditional picture books.
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Introduction lecture
David Beagley introduces Genres in Children's Literature - what are picture books, and what are their literary design elements?
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