{"id":914,"date":"2010-02-13T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2010-02-13T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/more\/?p=914"},"modified":"2010-02-13T11:00:25","modified_gmt":"2010-02-13T08:00:25","slug":"50-news-ker-pow-cambridge-literature-centre-is-to-study-comics-and-blogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=914","title":{"rendered":"#50, News: Ker-pow! Cambridge literature centre is to study comics and blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comics, computer games and Disney films have long been the bane of parents trying to encourage their offspring to develop a love of reading classic children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n

Now academics at the University of Cambridge have given comic strips and saccharine movies cachet by subjecting them to scrutiny of a sort previously reserved for classics such as Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.<\/p>\n

The university opened a Centre for Children\u2019s Literature yesterday, which will give as much consideration to blogs, fan fiction and video games as to the works of established children\u2019s authors. Its founders say they deserve the same attention, as all can have a deep and lasting impact on children and teenagers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the complete news item at <\/strong>http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Comics, computer games and Disney films have long been the bane of parents trying to encourage their offspring to develop a love of reading classic children\u2019s books. 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