Curious about George : Curious George, cultural icons, colonialism, and US exceptionalism / Rae Lynn Schwartz-DuPre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwartz-DuPre, Rae Lynn, author.

Series:

Race, rhetoric, and media series.

Race, Rhetoric, and Media Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's literature.

Rey, Margret--Criticism and interpretation.

Rey, Margret.

Rey, H. A. (Hans Augusto), 1898-1977--Criticism and interpretation.

Rey, H. A.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource.)

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2021]

Summary:

"In 1940, Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey built two bikes, packed what they could, and fled wartime Paris. Among the possessions they escaped with was a manuscript that would later become one of the most celebrated books in children's literature-Curious George. Since his debut in 1941, the mischievous icon has only grown in popularity. After being captured in Africa by the Man in the Yellow Hat and taken to live in the big city's zoo, Curious George became a symbol of curiosity, adventure, and exploration. In Curious about George: Curious George, Cultural Icons, Colonialism, and US Exceptionalism, author Rae Lynn Schwartz-DuPre argues that the beloved character also performs within a narrative of racism, colonialism, and heroism. Using theories of colonial and rhetorical studies to explain why cultural icons like Curious George are able to avoid criticism, Schwartz-DuPre investigates the ways these characters operate as capacious figures, embodying and circulating the narratives that construct them, and effectively argues that discourses about George provide a rich training ground for children to learn US citizenship and become innocent supporters of colonial American exceptionalism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface: curious about George

Curious George, cultural icons, and colonialism

Curious George explores the diaspora: postcolonial children's literary criticism

George teaches science: postcolonial science and STEM-based US leadership

Curious George escapes the Holocaust: postcolonial nostalgia, re-articulating World War II, and the erasure of George's enslavement

Curious conclusions.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4968-3733-9

OCLC:

1264729997