Children's and youth literature research

German Studies Seminar

Children's and young adult literature research at the University of Siegen deals with children's and young adult literature from the perspective of literary studies and didactics. The focus here is on

• Theories, concepts and methods of children's and young adult literature research
• History of children's and young adult literature
• Reception of children's and young adult literature
• History and reception of first reading literature
• Historical research into children's and young adult literature
• Intercultural issues
• Reading and language acquisition research