Examines and discuss the literature and research studies in those aspects of physical growth and development that directly concern educators. Individual differences in growth and development are stressed throughout. Prerequisite: KINE 3000
Par l’étude de divers genres d’ouvres littéraires, ce cours a comme objectir d’approfondir la connaissance déjà acquise des étudiant/e/s en littérature en général, et de répondre spécifiquement à leur besoin et désir d’apprendre davantage dans le domaine de la littérature destinée à la jeunesse, et de susciter leur intérêt en études littéraires pour apprécier pleinement […]
Is development anything more than maturation? Is individual change simply a response to the Zeitgeist? This course focuses primarily on change in the individual and systemic change is considered.
The goal of the course is to teach the fundamentals in the field, and to test a student's ability to integrate this knowledge in a comprehensive and critical manner. The course is organized to give students an introduction to the basics; for infants, preschoolers, and the older children; in terms of theory and research, and […]
This course examines the ways in which sociologists study the process of coming of age, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood in a time when globalization is affecting the circumstances, experiences and life prospects of all. The focus of the course is upon the social determinants of growing up and transitioning into adulthood, as well […]
Examines childhood experience and the social construction of childhood in the ancient Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to the end of classical antiquity.
This course is a critical, cross-disciplinary introduction to the global cultures of children and young people. It explores the ways young people in diverse places and spaces participate in and express social and cultural values and practices. It seeks to understand culture in the contexts of everyday social practice and the shared values and beliefs […]
CCY 2990 takes a historical and cross-cultural approach to examine how gender and sexuality are constructed in childhood. The course begins with a historical perspective on the genealogies of current discourses of childhood and girlhood. Students will examine how other categories of difference such as class, sexuality, race, and immigration intersect with gendered childhood identities. […]
This course focuses on children’s literature from the 20th and 21st centuries. According to Peter Hunt, “The study of children’s literature involves three elements – the literature, the children and the adult critics. The relationship between these is complex, partly because childhood and ‘the child’ are difficult to define, partly because adults need to ‘construct’ […]
This course provides an historical study of children’s literature written between 1590 and 1900. It explores possible ways of reading that literature, taking into account such issues as its cultural context and its audience. We will begin by examining selections from Philippe Ariès' foundational text Centuries of Childhood to establish the cultural and historical context […]