76684 - TEORIA E STORIA DELL'EDITORIA PER RAGAZZI

Course contents

The course analizes the childeren's literature with interdisciplinay perspective.

Children's literature, lullabies and nursery rhymes, fairy tales, adventures, stories, characters, plots, literary genres, classical and contemporary authors. Childhood finds herself in the literary metaphors;

The Children's literature, childhood and representations of early childhood.;

The fairy tale: a special literary genre with Hard themes;

Readings/Bibliography

All students must study the following Critical essay:

1. Milena Bernardi, Letteratura per l'infanzia e alterità. Incanti, disincanti, ambiguità, tracce. Franco Angeli Editore, Milano, 2016,
2. 1. and 2 critical essay chosen among the following ones:

   2. - M. Bernardi, Infanzia e metafore letterarie, Bononia University Press, Bologna, 2009

   3. - M. Bernardi, Infanzia e Fiaba, Bononia University Press, Bologna, 2007

   4. M. Bernardi, Il cassetto segreto, Unicopli, Milano, 2011

   5. A. Faeti, Gli amici ritrovati, BUR, Rizzoli

   6. The student must choose the novel, the fairy tales, and the picture book for a monographic researh.
      

   7. 1. for the selection of novels and fairy tales you should consult your teacher website

Teaching methods

Lectures. Brainstorming, discussion and debate abaut literature, movie, theater, media. Storytelling.

Assessment methods

Oral test. The test will include the books indicated and, in addition, the student will have to prepare a personal reflection about a topic chosen among those treated.

Teaching tools

Reading aloud, Storytelling, books, picture books, videos, etc

Office hours

See the website of Milena Bernardi