Children's literature studies : a research handbook / edited by M.O. Grenby and Kimberley Reynolds.

Other author Reynolds, Kimberley.
Other author Grenby, M. O. (Matthew Orville), 1970-
Format Book
Publication InfoBasingstoke New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Descriptionxii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Children's literature--Research. --Methodology.

Contents Introduction / Kimberley Reynolds -- Basic children's literature research skills / M.O. Grenby -- Children's literature archives, collections and resources. Using research libraries, archives and collections ; Case study : working in the British Library / Alison Bailey ; Using manuscripts to research children's literature / Ruth Connolly ; Case study : working with the Seven Stories archive / Nolan Dalrymple ; Finding secondary material / Lucy Pearson -- Virtual texts. Practical advice for researchers / Sandra L. Beckett ; A practical case study : Little Red Riding Hood / Sandra L. Beckett ; Analysing visual texts : tools and terminologies / Rosemary Ross Johnston ; Case study : The island by Armin Greder / Rosemary Ross Johnston -- Historical research. Researching historical children's literature ; Text and context / M.O. Grenby ; Histories, politics and children's literature / David Rudd -- Research and theory. Introduction ; Child-oriented criticism / Kimberley Reynolds ; Reader response / Rosemary Ross Johnston ; Comparative children's literature / Emer O'Sullivan ; Gender / Rosemary Ross Johnston ; Multiculturalism and post-colonialism / Clare Bradford ; Psychological approaches to children's literature ; Postmodernism / Charles Butler -- Changing forms and formats. Textual transformations : the case of Robinson Crusoe / Andrew O'Malley ; Film adaptation : the case of The secret garden / Charles Butler -- Afterword / Kimberley Reynolds.
Abstract Children's literature is a rapidly expanding field of research which presents students and researchers with a number of practical and intellectual challenges. This research handbook is the first devoted to the specialist skills and complexities of studying children's literature at university level. Bringing together the expertise of leading international scholars, it combines practical advice with in-depth discussion of critical approaches.
Summary Wide-ranging in approach, Children's Literature Studies: A Research Handbook:
Summary Offers a step-by-step guide to devising, starting and carrying out a research project (such as a dissertation or thesis), and advice on what kinds of research it is possible and profitable to undertake.
Summary Examines visual texts such as picturebooks, films, computer games and other 'transformed' texts, as well as more traditional modes of writing for children.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-227) and index.
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Joyner General Stacks PN1009.A1 C55 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold