Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

ELIT 290 Survey of Culturally Diverse Literature for Children

Survey of culturally diverse children's literature with an emphasis on selection, enjoyment, and critical analysis of picturebooks and chapter books. Course participants will develop knowledge of genres and historical trends of social, political and economic issues pertaining to culturally diverse literature. Various reading strategies necessary for reading texts critically and effectively that nurture examinations of power and privilege will be addressed.

Credits

3

Course Attribute

LAA2-Arts&Hum-Lit&Humanities and LAMS-Multicultural Studies