Through exposure to many influential schools of literary criticism, students will become acquainted with literary canon and with a variety of critical perspectives. Students will develop the discerning eye and critical vocabulary essential for appraising text and illustration. CH.L. 414 Fantasy and Science Fiction Historical study and critical analysis will be made of the development of fantasy and science fiction for children. Particular emphasis will be placed on tracing the growth of themes and genres in the works studied from their genesis in earlier writings. An examination will be made of the underlying themes as serious expressions of human hopes and fears in the past and for the future.
Students plan their elective courses with the director of the program.