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Nel, Philip, 1969-
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Children's literature, American -- History and criticism.
Race in literature.
Racism in literature.
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Nel, Philip, 1969-
Children's literature, American -- History and criticism.
Race in literature.
Racism in literature.
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Was the Cat in the Hat black? : the hidden racism of children's literature, and the need for diverse books / Philip Nel.
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Nel, Philip, 1969-
Oxford University Press, 2017.
Call #:
813
.5409
N419w
Subjects
Children's literature, American -- History and criticism.
Race in literature.
Racism in literature.
ISBN:
9780190635077 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Hidden racism of children's literature, and the need for diverse books
Description:
ix, 278 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-262) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Race, racism, and the cultures of childhood -- The strange career of The Cat in the Hat; or, Dr. Seuss's racial imagination -- How to read uncomfortably: Racism, affect, and classic children's books -- Whiteness, nostalgia, and fantastic flying books: William Joyce's racial erasures vs. Hurricane Katrina -- Don't judge a book by its color: The destructive fantasy of whitewashing (and vice-versa) -- Childhoods "outside the boundaries of imagination": Genre is the new Jim Crow -- Conclusion: A manifesto for anti-racist children's literature.
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