Knowing their place? : identity and space in children's literature / edited by Terri Doughty and Dawn Thompson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Doughty, Terri, 1962-

Thompson, Dawn, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's stories--History and criticism--Congresses.

Children's stories.

Space in literature--Congresses.

Space in literature.

Ethnicity in literature--Congresses.

Ethnicity in literature.

Nationalism in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Traditionally in the West, children were expected to "know their place," but what does this comprise in a contemporary, globalized world? Does it mean to continue to accept subordination to those larger and more powerful? Does it mean to espouse unthinkingly a notion of national identity? Or is it about gaining an awareness of the ways in which identity is derived from a sense of place? Where individuals are situated matters as much if not more than it ever has. In children's literature, the ...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

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"This volume grew from the 2009 The child and the book conference at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, Canada" -- Acknowledgements.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-43676-0

9786613436764

1-4438-3619-2

OCLC:

823721101