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This course examines the dark realities behind your favorite children's stories

  • Written by Meisha Lohmann, Lecturer in English Literature, Binghamton University, State University of New York
This course examines the dark realities behind your favorite children's storiesSome fairy tales aren't so innocent.danez/iStock / via Getty Images Text saying: Uncommon Courses, from The Conversation

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of course:

“Children’s Literature”

What prompted the idea for the course?

The idea came from a book I bought at a used book sale.

It was Roald...

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