This guide is for anyone looking to conduct research on Swedish and Swedish American children’s literature using Swenson Center resources.
The Swenson Center is located at Augustana College and is a national and international research center for the study of Swedish-American history and relations.
Children’s Literature in Sweden and Swedish America
Keywords / Search terms:
Here are some search terms to try in the library catalog or other search areas. Using the asterisk (*) is a wildcard option, that will return variations on a search term. For example,
- Children’s literature
- Swedish Americans AND fiction
- Juvenile fiction
- Children’s stories
- Youth
- Primer
- Storybook
- Reader
- Barn
- Ungdom
Possible research questions:
- How are stories of immigration and emigration framed in Swedish and Swedish American children’s literature?
- How is Sweden and Swedish ethnicity portrayed in Swedish American children’s literature?
- What are some of the recurring themes and lessons reflected in Swedish and Swedish American children’s literature?