Reading and analysis of selected traditional European and African folk narratives and of contemporary stories for children from picturebooks to chapter books. Addresses questions of personal and social identity, of narrative presentation and response, of power and authority in changing environments focused on the child. (Gen.Ed. AL)

Reading and analysis of selected traditional European and African folk narratives and of contemporary stories for children from picturebooks to chapter books. Addresses questions of personal and social identity, of narrative presentation and response, of power and authority in changing environments focused on the child. (Gen.Ed. AL)

Reading and analysis of selected traditional European and African folk narratives and of contemporary stories for children from picturebooks to chapter books. Addresses questions of personal and social identity, of narrative presentation and response, of power and authority in changing environments focused on the child. (Gen.Ed. AL)

Reading and analysis of selected traditional European and African folk narratives and of contemporary stories for children from picturebooks to chapter books. Addresses questions of personal and social identity, of narrative presentation and response, of power and authority in changing environments focused on the child. (Gen.Ed. AL)

Reading and analysis of selected traditional European and African folk narratives and of contemporary stories for children from picturebooks to chapter books. Addresses questions of personal and social identity, of narrative presentation and response, of power and authority in changing environments focused on the child. (Gen.Ed. AL)

Reading and analysis of selected traditional European and African folk narratives and of contemporary stories for children from picturebooks to chapter books. Addresses questions of personal and social identity, of narrative presentation and response, of power and authority in changing environments focused on the child. (Gen.Ed. AL)

Fantasies as escape into strange realms where time and space are not our own. Exploration of fantastic voyages to learn about human desires and dreams, and the reality they grow out of. Interdisciplinary approach; psychological theories of dreams and individual fantasies related to the structure and effects of fantasy literature. Honors section available, with greater attention to theoretical material and historical background. (Gen.Ed. AL)

Our course begins with the premise that contemporary American comedy is informed by the histories of ethnic American groups ? African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans and U.S. Latinos/Latinas ? along with issues of race, class, sexuality and citizenship. American comedians, independent filmmakers, feminists and transgendered comics deploy the language of comedy to invoke serious social matters in contemporary American life: racism, heterosexism, homophobia, class biases against the poor and the undocumented, misogyny, war and other burning issues of the day.

Our course begins with the premise that contemporary American comedy is informed by the histories of ethnic American groups ? African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans and U.S. Latinos/Latinas ? along with issues of race, class, sexuality and citizenship. American comedians, independent filmmakers, feminists and transgendered comics deploy the language of comedy to invoke serious social matters in contemporary American life: racism, heterosexism, homophobia, class biases against the poor and the undocumented, misogyny, war and other burning issues of the day.

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