Areas of Interest

• Canadian children's literature
• Children's and young adult literature
• Feminist literary criticism of children's and young adult literature
• Teachers' understanding of literacy

Description of Research Activities

• A bibliography of Canadian children's fiction

A machine-readable bibliography of Canadian fiction for children and young adults gives subject headings, genre, gender of protagonists, citations for reviews, and awards, as well as standard bibliographic information.

• Feminist analysis of children's literature

My concern about gender issues leads to feminist analysis of children's and young adult literature.

• Reworkings of folk tales for young adults

I am currently working on a book on reworkings of traditional folk tales that would interest a contemporary young adult audience.

Recently Published Work

• Altmann, A.E. (1995). Desire and punishment: Adolescent female sexuality in three novels. CCL: Canadian Children's Literature, 80, 20-33.
• Altmann, A.E. (1994). Parody and poesis in feminist fairy tales. CCL: Canadian Children's Literature, 73, 21-22.
• Altmann, A.E. (1992). Welding brass tits on the armor: An examination of the quest metaphor in Robin McKinley's The hero and the crown. Children's literature in education, 23, 143-156.
• Altmann, A.E. (1990). Canadian children's fiction (database). Edmonton: Author.

Courses that Dr. Altmann teaches

• LIS 401--Survey of Children's Literature
• LIS 501--Introduction to Library and Information Studies

Degrees held

• B.A. (honors), M.A., B.L.S., D.A.

Contact information

• If you would like more information about Dr. Altmann's research interests or the classes that she teaches, please contact her at her e-mail address or at 492-5315.