Keywords for children’s literature [electronic resource] / edited by Philip Nel and Lissa Paul.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Credo Reference (Firm)

Paul, Lissa.

Nel, Philip, 1969-

Series:

Keywords

Keywords ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Litterature pour la jeunesse--Histoire et critique.

Litterature pour la jeunesse.

Litterature de jeunesse--Histoire et critique--Terminologie.

Litterature de jeunesse.

Children's literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study of children’s literature and culture has been experiencing a renaissance, with vital new work proliferating across many areas of interest. Mapping this vibrant scholarship, Keywords for Children’s Literature presents 49 original essays on the essential terms and concepts of the field. From Aesthetics to Young Adult, an impressive, multidisciplinary cast of scholars explores the vocabulary central to the study of children's literature. Following the growth of his or her word, each author traces its branching uses and meanings, often into unfamiliar disciplinary territories: Award-winning novelist Philip Pullman writes about Intentionality, Education expert Margaret Meek Spencer addresses Reading, literary scholar Peter Hunt historicizes Children’s Literature, Psychologist Hugh Crago examines Story, librarian and founder of the influential Child_Lit litserv Michael Joseph investigates Liminality. The scope, clarity, and interdisciplinary play between concepts make this collection essential reading for all scholars in the field. In the spirit of Raymond Williams’ seminal Keywords, this book is a snapshot of a vocabulary of children’s literature that is changing, expanding, and ever unfinished.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Aesthetics / Joseph T. Thomas, Jr.

2. African American / Michelle Martin

3. Audience / Beverly Lyon Clark

4. Body / Kelly Hager

5. Boyhood / Eric L. Tribunella

6. Censorship / David Booth

7. Character / Jay Mechling

8. Childhood / Karen Sánchez-Eppler

9. Children's literature / Peter Hunt

10. Class / Elizabeth Bullen

11. Classic / Kenneth Kidd

12. Crossover literature / Sandra L. Beckett

13. Culture / Richard Flynn

14. Domestic / Claudia Nelson

15. Education / Elisabeth Rose Gruner

16. Empire / Jo-Ann Wallace and Stephen Slemon

17. Fantasy / Deirdre Baker

18. Gender / Erica Hateley

19. Girlhood / Jacqueline Reid-Walsh

20. Golden age / Angela Sorby

21. Graphic novel / Charles Hatfield

22. Home / Mavis Reimer

23. Identity / Karen Coats.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78268-363-1

0-8147-5889-4

OCLC:

744350461