RU4133 Children's Literature in Russophone Cultures

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

To be arranged.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr E Finer

Dr E Finer
This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr E Finer

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

The module will involve close reading and research into cultural materials published for children from the 1800s to the present day. Publications for children are shaped by the pedagogical and political concerns of adults; as such, they are an excellent introduction to the cultural policies of different regimes. We will study the institutions and actors that produced and disseminated texts for children: unions, publishers, schools, censorship offices, libraries, the church, and the Internet, while also evaluating their success in implementing policy. Students will have the opportunity to research and present texts that accord with their own interests, and to compare Russophone texts for children with works from other language cultures.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

PERMISSION OF THE RUSSIAN HONOURS ADVISER

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1.5 hour seminar x 11 weeks

Scheduled learning hours

16

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

135

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • display an in-depth knowledge of Russophone children’s literature
  • understand individual works in their historical, cultural and literary context
  • analyse texts in terms of their content and authors' stylistic choices
  • discuss issues relating to pedagogy, cultural policy and political context
  • evaluate the extent to which policy is implemented in different contexts
  • conduct independent research with texts of your choice