Online resources for Literature and the Lifecourse
NB It's a good idea to be logged on to the Warwick Library webpage before you start so that these links take you directly to the articles.
Childhood
Changing Perspectives on Early ChildhoodLink opens in a new window
Neil Postman, 'The disappearance of childhood'
A critique of Postman's argumentLink opens in a new window
Childhood -- Toward a Theory of Continuity and ChangeLink opens in a new window
Article on childhood in science fiction
Adolescence
A good blog post with lots of references to reading on adolescence from a high school teacher:
Reading on adolescence from different disciplinesLink opens in a new window
And film...
Coming of age films (an annotated list):
Coming of age in the cinemaLink opens in a new window
A short talk about the depiction of adolescence (particularly in relation to gender) in Pixar's recent film Brave (and other Pixar films) by academic at Emory University (with clips!). Not especially deep in itself, but a starting point if this is a genre you like:
Adolescence in Disney Pixar filmsLink opens in a new window
A montage on
Adulthood
A useful discussion of adulthood (and queer challenges to its normative (and heteronormative) construction (in a JStor editorial round-up of research). Discussion of broader changes in conception of the idea too. Pamela Aronson: '“objective life events” still frequently used in mainstream discourse to measure the entrance into adulthood—“completing education, entering the labor force, becoming financially independent, getting married, and becoming a parent”—are based on outdated assumptions about class and gender.' (Discuss!) Read more here:
'Adulting' and the (queer) alternative
Old Age
What Old Age Is Really Like (New Yorker piece)Link opens in a new window
Short Stories
Short Stories about AgingLink opens in a new window
Paul Bailey's Top Ten Stories of Old Age (Guardian 2011)Link opens in a new window
Article about Tales of Love in Later Life Tales of Love in Later Life (fiction)
