Rebel Child: Scandinavian Children’s Literature, The
Fall & Spring
| 3 credits
| Elective
Majors:
Child Development,
Literature,
and
Sociology
This course studies the characteristics of Scandinavian children’s literature. It is in the voice of its often rebellious role models that Scandinavian literature stands out in content as well as form. The course will offer a discussion of different perspectives on the child and compare the literature to both American and British works for children.
Instructors
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Lise Lotte Frederiksen
Cand.mag. (Literature and History of Theatre, University of Copenhagen 1975 and 1994). Lectureship at University College Copenhagen. Owner of the literary travel agency Peter and Ping. Founder of the Danish branch of The Dickens Fellowship. With DIS 1997-2005 and since 2008.
