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Coloring into existence : queer of color worldmaking in children's literature / Isabel Millán.
Van Pelt Library PN1009.5.S483 M55 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Millán, Isabel, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sexual minorities in literature.
- Children's literature, American--History and criticism.
- Children's literature, American.
- Children's literature, Canadian--History and criticism.
- Children's literature, Canadian.
- Children's literature, Mexican--History and criticism.
- Children's literature, Mexican.
- Gender identity in literature.
- Gender identity in art.
- Race in literature.
- Ethnicity in literature.
- Children's literature--Illustrations.
- Children's literature.
- Picture books for children--Publishing--North America.
- Picture books for children.
- Picture books for children--Publishing.
- Queer children's literature.
- LGBTQ+ children's literature.
- Queer people of color.
- LGBTQ+ people of color.
- North America.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Literary criticism
- Literary criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Queer of color worldmaking in children's literature
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : New York University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- "Coloring into Existence traces the emergence of queer and trans of color children's picture books across North America (Canada, United States, and Mexico) from 1990 to 2020, analyzed through the hermeneutic of autofantasía, a literary intervention engaging authors, illustrators, publishers, and (mis)reading practices"-- Provided by publisher.
- "Coloring into Existence investigates the role of authors, illustrators, and independent publishers in producing alternative narratives that disrupt colonial, heteropatriarchal notions of childhood. These texts or characters unsettle the category of the child, and thus pave the way for broader understandings of childhood. Often unapologetically politically motivated, queer and trans of color picture books can serve as the basis for fantasizing about disruptions to structures of power, both within and outside literary worlds. Fusing literary criticism and close readings with historical analysis and interviews, Isabel Millán documents the emergence of a North American queer of color children's literary archive. In doing so, she considers the sociopolitical circumstances out of which queer of color children's literature emerged; how a queer and trans of color aesthetic translates to picture books; and how the acts of imagination and worldmaking inspired by picture books produce a realm of freedom, healing, and transformation for queer and trans of color children and adults." -- Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Reading in Drag, Coloring in Autofantasía
- Literary Firsts: Picturing Queer of Color Adulthood in Children's Literature
- A Tale of Three: Independent LGBTQ+ Picture Book Publishers across North America
- Illustrating Pronouns: Gender Aesthetics and Children's Gender Identities in Picture Books
- Showing and Telling: Children's Sexuality in Queer of Color Children's Literature
- Autofantastic (Mis)Readings: Rendering Colors Beyond the Rainbow
- Conclusion: When Chupacabras Protest, Chabelita's Heart Emerges.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781479816972
- 1479816973
- 9781479816989
- 1479816981
- OCLC:
- 1375058686
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