Signum University — Blackberry

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Children’s Literature

General Humanities

Precepted by Dr. Gabriel Schenk

Fantasy Studies

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

Current and Upcoming Modules in the Children’s Literature Portal

April 2026

C.S. Lewis and the Medieval and Renaissance World

Precepted by Dr. Gabriel Schenk

Exploring Alan Garner’s The Weirdstone of Brisingamen

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

June 2026

Continuing the Journey: Exploring Alan Garner’s The Moon of Gomrath Candidate

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

Over the Rainbow: The Many Incarnations of The Wizard of Oz Candidate

Precepted by Dr. Thomas Johnson

July 2026

A Pilgrim’s Journey through Narnia: Part 2: Remapping Our Worlds in Prince Caspian Candidate

Precepted by Dr. Brenton Dickieson

Preceptors for Children’s Literature

Anna Milon

Brenton Dickieson

Christopher Bartlett

Elise Trudel

Faith Acker

Gabriel Schenk

Hamish Williams

Jennifer Rogers

Julian Barr

Larry Swain

Laurel Stevens

Maggie Parke

Pilar Barrera

Robert Steed

Sara Brown

Shawn Gaffney

Sparrow F. Alden

All Modules in Children’s Literature Portal

Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals
Advanced Old English: Alice in Wonderland	Dr. Larry Swain	Language Sector	Advanced Languages Children’s Literature Fairy Tales Germanic Studies Linguistics
A Pilgrim’s Journey through Narnia Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy
A Pilgrim’s Journey through Narnia: Part 1: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy
A Pilgrim’s Journey through Narnia: Part 2: Remapping Our Worlds in Prince Caspian	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy
A Pilgrim’s Journey through Narnia: Part 3:The Voyage of the Dawn Treader	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy Monsters
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 1	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy Magic
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy Magic
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 1	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy Monsters
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy Monsters
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy Monsters
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 1	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy Magic
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy Magic
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 1	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy Monsters
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy Magic Monsters
Children’s "Christmas Gothic" Book Club	Dr. Kris Swank	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Comparative Mythology Fantasy Gothic Literature Magic Mythopoeia
Continuing the Journey: Exploring Alan Garner’s The Moon of Gomrath	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy
Creative Writing: Oral Storytelling	Sparrow F. Alden Christopher Bartlett	Creative Writing Sector	Children’s Literature Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Drama Fairy Tales Workshops
Creative Writing: Writing for Children	Sparrow F. Alden	Creative Writing Sector	Children’s Literature Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Skills Workshops
C.S. Lewis and the Medieval and Renaissance World	Dr. Gabriel Schenk	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature CS Lewis Renaissance The Inklings The Middle Ages
Discovering the Discworld: Aching and Growing	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy Magic Terry Pratchett
Exploring Alan Garner’s The Weirdstone of Brisingamen	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy
Fairy Tales Studies: Exploring Fairy Tales from Around the World and from Different Authors	Pilar Barrera	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory British Literature Children’s Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Fantasy Japan Magic Monsters Worldbuilding
From Page to Heart: A Workshop for Memorizing What You Love	Sam Roche	Living Arts Sector	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages British Literature Children’s Literature Classical Literature Collaborative Feedback Conversational Languages Creative Writing Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Intermediate Languages Invented Languages Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies Workshops
Harry Potter - The Films	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy Film Studies Magic Monsters
His Dark Materials in Context Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Amber Spyglass	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Golden Compass	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Subtle Knife	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
Ink Spots and Tea Stains: What We Learn from C.S. Lewis's Writing Habits	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	Creative Writing Sector	Archival Research Arthurian Literature British Literature Children’s Literature Composition Crafting Creative Writing CS Lewis Digital Humanities Fantasy JRR Tolkien Owen Barfield Poetry Science Fiction The Inklings The Middle Ages Worldbuilding
Introduction to Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales: A House of Pomegranates	Pilar Barrera	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy
Introduction to Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales: The Happy Prince and Other Tales	Pilar Barrera	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy
Le Guin's Earthsea Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Robert Steed	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Ecocriticism Le Guin
Le Guin's Earthsea: A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan	Dr. Robert Steed	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Ecocriticism Le Guin
Le Guin's Earthsea: The Farthest Shore and Tehanu	Dr. Robert Steed	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Ecocriticism Le Guin
Le Guin's Earthsea: The Other Wind and Tales from Earthsea	Dr. Robert Steed	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Ecocriticism Le Guin
Meeting the Horned God of the Witches	Dr. Anna Milon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Ecocriticism Fantasy Gothic Literature Weird Fiction
Muppet Adaptations: LoTR Edition	Kerra Fletcher Trenton Olds	Creative Writing Sector	Adaptation Theory Children’s Literature Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Film Studies JRR Tolkien Monsters Muppets Weird Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Narnia Book Club: Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis	Elise Trudel	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature CS Lewis Fantasy
Narnia Book Club: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis	Elise Trudel	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature CS Lewis Fantasy
Narnia Book Club: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis	Elise Trudel	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature CS Lewis Fantasy
Narnia Book Club: The Chronicles of Narnia Non-Sequential Series	Elise Trudel	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature CS Lewis Fantasy
Newbery Book Club	Sparrow F. Alden	General Humanities Sector	Children’s Literature Education Literacy
Nordic Madness: Exploring Children's Literature in Three Nordic Authors	Pilar Barrera	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy
Over the Rainbow: The Many Incarnations of The Wizard of Oz	Dr. Thomas Johnson	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy Film Studies
Reading L.M. Montgomery as Fantasy: Part 1: Anne of Green Gables	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	General Humanities Sector	Canada Children’s Literature Creative Writing Fairy Tales Fantasy Lucy Maud Montgomery Magic Modernism Romanticism Speculative Fiction Women's Studies Worldbuilding Young Adult Fiction
Russian Fairy Tales: Journeys, Quests, and Chicken Legs	Pilar Barrera	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Fairy Tales Fantasy
Signum Classics: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales for Creative Writers	Sparrow F. Alden Pilar Barrera	Creative Writing Sector	Children’s Literature Creative Writing Fairy Tales
Signum Classics: Little Women	Dr. Julian Barr Pilar Barrera	Fantasy Studies Sector	American Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Ethics History Literacy Women's Studies
Signum Classics: The Princess and the Goblin / The Princess and Curdie	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature CS Lewis Fairy Tales Fantasy Magic Monsters
Signum Classics Series Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Classical Literature Dark Academia Dystopian Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy Gothic Literature Monsters Romanticism Speculative Fiction Young Adult Fiction
Susan Cooper: Ghost Hawk	Dr. Maggie Parke	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Early American/Indigenous Literature Fantasy Magic
Susan Cooper: King of Shadows	Dr. Maggie Parke	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Fantasy Magic Shakespeare
The Andre Norton Nebula Award	Sparrow F. Alden Dr. Sara Brown	General Humanities Sector	Children’s Literature Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult Fiction
The Dark is Rising Sequence Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: Greenwitch	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: Over Sea, Under Stone	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree	Dr. Sara Brown Dr. Maggie Parke	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: The Dark Is Rising	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: The Grey King	Dr. Sara Brown Dr. Maggie Parke	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Inklings: Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, and Williams	Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Charles Williams Children’s Literature CS Lewis Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Owen Barfield The Inklings
The Minoans and Modernity: Minotaurs, Labyrinths, and Other Myths	Dr. Hamish Williams	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Archaeology British Literature Children’s Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Film Studies History Modernism Monsters Science Fiction The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature Utopias
The Witch in Fact and Fiction	Dr. Anna Milon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Fantasy History Magic
Video Game Studies	Wesley Schantz	General Humanities Sector	Adaptation Theory Anime Children’s Literature Digital Humanities Film Studies History Japan Monsters Music Philosophy Poetry Science Fiction Video Games
Wayward Children Novella Series Non-Sequential Series	Laurel Stevens	Fantasy Studies Sector	Children’s Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy Weird Fiction
Writers' Workshop Writing the Other: The Different Body Problem	Christopher Bartlett	Creative Writing Sector	Children’s Literature Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Monsters Science Fiction Weird Fiction Workshops

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