This course aims to introduce students to various aspects of performance texts aimed at both children and young adults. This course will introduce students to various forms of adaptations of children’s and young adult literature. Narratives for children will be studied in their original form and in their adapted form in animation, film, TV, theatre, and digital forms. Moreover, performance text aimed at readers across different age groups both in the past and the present will be discussed. This course also aims to introduce students to various kinds of performance works written for children and will look at performances from different traditions. The historical development of these performance forms will be discussed, covering the early theatre, cartoon and film traditions as well as later developments in theatre, TV programs, and film and digital performances. Students will learn to approach performance texts critically, applying different literary and performance theories to the texts. At the same time students will strengthen their skills in reading, analyzing and discussing these works.

Students have to follow the department's guidelines regarding academic integrity. Plagiarism will result in punishment.

This course aims to introduce students to various aspects of performance texts aimed at both children and young adults. This course will introduce students to various forms of adaptations of children’s and young adult literature. Narratives for children will be studied in their original form and in their adapted form in animation, film, TV, theatre, and digital forms. Moreover, performance text aimed at readers across different age groups both in the past and the present will be discussed. This course also aims to introduce students to various kinds of performance works written for children and will look at performances from different traditions. The historical development of these performance forms will be discussed, covering the early theatre, cartoon and film traditions as well as later developments in theatre, TV programs, and film and digital performances. Students will learn to approach performance texts critically, applying different literature and performance theories to the texts. At the same time students will strengthen their skills in reading, analyzing and discussing these works.

Students have to follow the department's guidelines regarding academic integrity. Plagiarism will result in punishment.

This course aims to introduce students to various aspects of performance texts aimed at both children and young adults. This course will introduce students to various forms of adaptations of children’s and young adult literature. Narratives for children will be studied in their original form and in their adapted form in animation, film, TV, theatre, and digital forms. Moreover, performance text aimed at readers across different age groups both in the past and the present will be discussed. This course also aims to introduce students to various kinds of performance works written for children and will look at performances from different traditions. The historical development of these performance forms will be discussed, covering the early theatre, cartoon and film traditions as well as later developments in theatre, TV programs, and film and digital performances. Students will learn to approach performance texts critically, applying different literary and performance theories to the texts. At the same time students will strengthen their skills in reading, analyzing and discussing these works.

This course aims to introduce students to various aspects of performance texts aimed at both children and young adults. This course will introduce students to various forms of adaptations of children’s and young adult literature. Narratives for children will be studied in their original form and in their adapted form in animation, film, TV, theatre, and digital forms. Moreover, performance text aimed at readers across different age groups both in the past and the present will be discussed. This course also aims to introduce students to various kinds of performance works written for children and will look at performances from different traditions. The historical development of these performance forms will be discussed, covering the early theatre, cartoon and film traditions as well as later developments in theatre, TV programs, and film and digital performances. Students will learn to approach performance texts critically, applying different literature and performance theories to the texts. At the same time students will strengthen their skills in reading, analyzing and discussing these works.

A selection of readings with extracts from major publications in the field of film and theatre studies and children’s literature will be provided and a large number of texts will be studied in detail (see list of references below).

A selection of readings with extracts from major publications in the field of film and theatre studies and children’s literature will be provided and a large number of texts will be studied in detail (see list of references below).