San Diego State University

Department/Program:
Department of English and Comparative Literature/Children’s Literature Program

Institution address:
(no street address)
San Diego, CA
92182-6020
USA

Degree(s) granted:
M.A. (specialization in Children’s Literature)

Faculty involved in the program:
Jerry Griswold (Director)
Alida Allison
June Cummins
Philipo Serrato
Carole Scott
Joseph T. Thomas, Jr.
Lois Kuznets (emerita)
Peter Neumeyer (emeritus)
Contact: childlit@mail.sdsu.edu

Courses offered:
English 607: A Literary Type in Children’s Literature
Focus on children’s literature to examine a literary type, such as the regional novel, post colonial literature, fantasy, autobiography, young adult literature, fairy tales, illustrated literature, etc.

English 627: History of Children’s Literature
Roots and development of children’s literature as a distinct field, from oral literature to contemporary explosions of publications.

English 700: Seminar: A Major Author or Authors

English 727: Seminar: Issues in Children’s Literature
Issues and topics of special interest to children’s literature, such as gender depictions, commodification, cross-over writing, and regionalism.

For more information:
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~childlit/