David Beagley, La Trobe University, available on iTunes U
Beagley summarises the key points of each of his lectures.
Here are links to my notes from these lectures. Errors are all mine.
- Introduction
- Traditional/Modernist Picturebooks
- Picturebooks For Older Readers
- Author And Illustrator Devices
- Postmodern Picturebooks
- Postmodern Picturebooks: Anthony Browne
- Caricatures, Cartoons and Comics
- Graphic Novels, Anime, Manga
- Hero Fantasy In Children’s Literature
- Defining Fantasy In Children’s Literature
- Harry Potter And High Fantasy
- Evaluation of Fantasy Literature for Children
- Realism In Fiction For Children
- Social Issues In Realistic Fiction
- Historical Realism
- More On Historical Realism
- What Makes A Classic Children’s Book?
- Children’s Poetry
- Traditional Literature