Research centre will survey impact of children's classics as well as new media
by Imogen Goodman
Sunday 7th February 2010, 15:48 GMT
A new centre for Research and Teaching in Children’s Literature has been formally launched this week in Cambridge as part of the Faculty of Education. The centre consists of thirteen researchers, all of whom are existing members of the Faculty.
Researchers will survey the impact of various cultural materials upon the ideological development of children, from an early age through to adolescence. Less-traditional media platforms, such as videogames and fan fiction, will be analysed alongside literary classics such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.
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