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Apr 16, 2026
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LYST 281V - Advanced Topic: Adolescent Literature in LondonSemester Hours: 3
When J.K. Rowling made Little Whinging, Surrey home to Harry Potter, she brought renewed attention to literature written for young readers, especially that written and set in England, where the genre is thought to have originated (as a written form) with the 1744 publication of John Newberry’s A Little Pretty Pocket-Book. This 10-day travel course, based in London and featuring day trips to literary, cultural, and historical sites such as Bath and Oxford, gives pre- and in-service teachers the opportunity to study adolescent literature from the United Kingdom with the many rich and resonant contexts in which it was written and/or set. Readers will walk where the characters walked, see what they saw, and learn the principles of bringing fiction and nonfiction literature to life for the students they teach. Participants will select readings from among the choices that include contemporary, classical, and historical literature written by authors living in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and/or Wales. Course includes a 10-hour community-based field experience.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Permission of instructor.
Summer 2010 Offering:
SSII
70775: Hofstra in London ; Henry
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