MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE AND RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

LIS 629

Course Description

Focuses on issues of diversity in literature and other media for children and young adults. Considers representation of ethnicities, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation and (dis)ability. Issues addressed include authenticity, representation, cultural correctness, reader response and intellectual freedom. Students will gain skills to advocate for, promote, and assess multicultural resources; develop a collection; and understand issues related to cultural competence and reader response.

Prerequisties

Junior standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.61

-1.28% from Historical

Completion Rate

95.45%

-1.9% from Historical

A Rate

77.27%

11.01% from Historical

Class Size

-19.12% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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