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English 112B, Young Adult Literature
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30-5:45
Location: Dudley Moorhead Hall 354
Description
Welcome to English 112B! This course is an upper division English literature course designed to introduce adult readers to young adult literature—works that are written for adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18. Through our study of young adult fantasy, realistic fiction, and historical fiction, we will discover the ways in which this genre addresses issues such as death, race, love, friendship, prejudice, religion, and sexuality. Young adult literature has been erroneously classified as simple-minded or inferior to writing for an “adult” audience. However, people who disregard YA literature as inconsequential fail to recognize the profoundly important role this genre plays in offering commentary on the norms and social mores for adolescents. Even though the main characters in our novels are adolescents, the authors of these books still structure their works with complex literary devices and themes, similar to those found in adult literature.
This class has been designed to meet the subject matter requirement for those considering teaching at the middle/high school level; however, this is a literature course, not a course in methodology.
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