| Description |
xi, 340 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Acknowledgments -- I. The Sociopolitical Contexts of Cultural Authenticity -- 1. The Complexity of Cultural Authenticity in Children's Literature: Why the Debates Really Matter -- Kathy G. Short and Dana L. Fox -- 2. Reframing the Debate about Cultural Authenticity -- Rudine Sims Bishop -- II. The Perspectives of Authors, Illustrators, and Editors on Cultural Authenticity -- 3. Who Can Tell My Story? -- Jacqueline Woodson -- 4. "Around My Table" Is Not Always Enough -- W. Nikola-Lisa -- 5. Authentic Enough: Am I? Are You? Interpreting Culture for Children's Literature -- Susan Guevara -- 6. The Candle and the Mirror: One Author's Journey as an Outsider -- Judi Moreillon -- 7. A Mess of Stories -- Marc Aronson -- 8. To Stingo with Love: An Author's Perspective on Writing Outside One's Culture -- Kathryn Lasky -- 9. Multiculturalism Is Not Halloween -- Thelma Seto -- III. Political Correctness and Cultural Authenticity -- 10. Beyond Political Correctness -- Hazel Rochman -- 11. The Complexity of Debates about Multicultural Literature and Cultural Authenticity -- Violet J. Harris -- 12. "Authenticity," or the Lesson of Little Tree -- Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- 13. Multicultural Literature and the Politics of Reaction -- Joel Taxel -- IV. The Perspectives of Educators on Cultural Authenticity -- 14. Can We Fly across Cultural Gaps on the Wings of Imagination? Ethnicity, Experience, and Cultural Authenticity -- Mingshui Cai -- 15. Accuracy and Authenticity in American Indian Children's Literature: The Social Responsibility of Authors and Illustrators -- Elizabeth Noll -- 16. Accuracy Is Not Enough: The Role of Cultural Values in the Authenticity of Picture Books -- Weimin Mo and Wenju Shen -- 17. Artistic Triumph or Multicultural Failure? Multiple Perspectives on a "Multicultural" Award-Winning Book -- Laura B. Smolkin and Joseph H. Suina -- 18. Images of West Africa in Children's Books: Replacing Old Stereotypes with New Ones? -- Vivian Yenika-Agbaw -- 19. The Use of Spanish in Latino Children's Literature in English: What Makes for Cultural Authenticity? -- Rosalinda B. Barrera and Ruth E. Quiroa -- V. Connecting Cultural Authenticity to the Classroom -- 20. Multiple Definitions of Multicultural Literature: Is the Debate Really Just "Ivory Tower" Bickering? -- Mingshui Cai -- 21. The Trivialization and Misuse of Multicultural Literature: Issues of Representation and Communication -- Zhihui Fang, Danling Fu, and Linda Leonard Lamme -- 22. "I'm Not from Pakistan": Multicultural Literature and the Problem of Representation -- Curt Dudley-Marling -- Index -- Editors -- Contributors |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Children -- Books and reading -- United States.
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Children's literature, American -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc
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Children's literature, English -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc
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Children -- Books and reading -- English-speaking countries.
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Multiculturalism in literature.
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Storytelling in literature.
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Culture in literature.
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| Author |
Short, Kathy Gnagey.
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Fox, Dana L.
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| LC no. |
2003012055 |
| ISBN |
0814147445 paperback |
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