(Re)imagining the world : children's literature's response to changing times / Yan Wu, Kerry Mallan, Roderick McGillis, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wu, Yan, 1962-

Mallan, Kerry.

McGillis, Roderick.

Series:

New frontiers of educational research 2195-3473

New frontiers of educational research, 2195-3473.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's literature--History and criticism.

Children's literature.

Physical Description:

xvii, 157 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2013]

Summary:

(Re)Imagining the world: Children's Literature's Response to Changing Times considers how writers of fiction for children imagine 'the world', not one universal world, but different worlds: imaginary, strange, familiar, even monstrous worlds. The chapters in this collection discuss how fiction for children engages with some of the changes brought about by new technologies, information literacy, consumerism, migration, politics, different family structures, cosmopolitanism, new and old monsters. They also invite us to think about how memory shapes our understanding of the past, and how fiction engages our emotions, our capacity to empathise, and our desire to discover, and what the future may hold. The contributors bring different perspectives from education, postcolonial studies, literary criticism, cultural studies, childhood studies, postmodernism, and the social sciences. With a wide coverage of texts from different countries, and scholarly and lively discussions, this collection is itself a testament to the power of the human imagination and the significance of children's literature in the education of young people.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783642367595

3642367593

OCLC:

855044090