There is much discussion of multiculturalism in education. This is especially true of multicultural literature for children and young adults. The rise of multicultural literature is a political rather than a literary movement; it is a movement to...
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There is much discussion of multiculturalism in education. This is especially true of multicultural literature for children and young adults. The rise of multicultural literature is a political rather than a literary movement; it is a movement to claim space in literature and in education for historically marginalized social groups rather than one to renovate the craft of literature itself. Multicultural literature has been closely bound with the cause of multiculturalism in general and thus has been confronted with resistance from conservatives. This book discusses many of the controversial i
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-194) and index
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Issues Related to the Concept of Multicultural Literature; 1. Defining Multicultural Literature; 2 . Classifying Multicultural Literature; Part 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
Part III: Issues Related to the Use of Multicultural Literature in Education7 . Crossing Cultural Borders; 8 . From Informing to Empowering; 9. Investigating Reader Responses to Multicultural Literature; Appendix: Websites Related to Multicultural Literature; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
