Title Multicultural literature for children and young adults : reflections on critical issues / Mingshui Cai

Published Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002

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Description xx, 200 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Series Contributions to the study of world literature, 0738-9345 ; no. 116 Contributions to the study of world literature ; no. 116 Contents Pt. I. Issues Related to the Concept of Multicultural Literature. 1. Defining Multicultural Literature. 2. Classifying Multicultural Literature -- Pt. II. Issues Related to the Creation and Critique of Multicultural Literature. 3. Imagination, Ethnicity, and Cultural Authenticity. 4. Reader Response Theory and the Author's Role in Multicultural Literature. 5. Stereotyping and the Politics of Representation. 6. Cultural Correctness and the Evaluation of Multicultural Literature -- Pt. III. Issues Related to the Use of Multicultural Literature in Education. 7. Crossing Cultural Borders. 8. From Informing to Empowering. 9. Investigating Reader Responses to Multicultural Literature -- App. Websites Related to Multicultural Literature Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Children -- Books and reading. Young adults -- Books and reading. Children's literature -- History and criticism. Young adult literature -- History and criticism. Cultural pluralism in literature. Multiculturalism. LC no. 2002017139 ISSN 0738-9345 ISBN 0313312443 alkaline paper

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