Theory for beginners : children's literature as critical thought / Kenneth B. Kidd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kidd, Kenneth B., author.

Series:

Fordham scholarship online.

Fordham scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Children's literature.

Critical theory.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2021.

Summary:

'Theory for Beginners' explores how philosophy and theory draw on children's literature and have even come to resemble it in their strategies for cultivating the child and/or the beginner. Examining everything from the rise of French theory in the United States to the crucial pedagogies offered in children's picture books, from Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir 'Are You My Mother?' and Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' to studies of queer childhood, Kenneth B. Kidd deftly reveals the way in which children may learn from philosophy and vice versa.

Contents:

Introduction: Children's literature otherwise

Philosophy for children

Theory for beginners

Literature for minors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 21, 2021).

This edition previously issued in print: 2020.

ISBN:

9780823297207

0823297209

9780823289615

0823289613