Looking at Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and the Wizard of Oz. Why are tales of fantasy the most popular and enduring?Copyright 2013 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Peter Pan

Jan 20th, 2013 54m 46s

Peter Pan, created by the Scottish author J.M. Barrie, is one of the most popular and treasured literary creations of the early 20th century. What makes it so timeless, and how has the story been interpreted over the last hundred years?Copyri

Boys and Exicting Adventures

Jan 20th, 2013 48m 39s

Adventure stories aimed at boys tend to be a lot more exciting and heroic then those for girls. Why is this the case, and what themes are typical in these?Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for pe

Girls and Domestic Adventures

Jan 16th, 2013 53m 54s

Adventure stories aimed towards girls are often restricted by domestic elements. Is that their only appeal?Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Tales of Adventure

Jan 16th, 2013 49m 22s

Poetry for Children by Adults

Jan 7th, 2013 51m 57s

Poetry for Children by Children

Jan 7th, 2013 49m 37s

How Literature Reflects Changing Childhood

Dec 17th, 2012 51m 48s

Chapbooks for Children

Dec 17th, 2012 53m 59s

The affecting and instructing history of chapbooks for children, as developed particularly by Mr John Newbery, printer and bookseller.Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Chivalry

Dec 10th, 2012 51m 6s

Beowulf and the Epic Hero

Dec 10th, 2012 49m 13s

How heroes work in epic tales, old english tales and literature, the legend of Beowulf, and how these devices are used in the tales of Tolkien.Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Disneyfication

Dec 3rd, 2012 53m 33s

Types of Tales and Types of Telling

Dec 3rd, 2012 47m 53s

Little Red Riding Hood

Nov 26th, 2012 46m 24s

Folk and Fairytales

Nov 25th, 2012 49m 51s

Folk tales and fairy tales were not originally created for children. How are they defined and how have they changed? How are the stories evolving back into tales for adults?Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserv

Myths and Legends: Pantheons

Nov 19th, 2012 56m 40s

What are myths about? Why are these stories labelled as myth while others aren't? How do myths portray life and death?Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Myths and Legends: Creation, Creators and Creatures

Nov 19th, 2012 51m 59s

Myths and legends - are creatures created by a creator? How the origin of myths play through in themes of children's literature.Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Interpretation: Considering the Literature

Nov 11th, 2012 51m 54s

How do books work? How are they interpreted and translated? What signs and symbols do we read from their representation?Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Introduction: Once Upon a Time...

Nov 11th, 2012 46m 17s

History of Children's Literature will take you back to the roots of story telling and examine the beginnings of children's literature.Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.