Radical Children's Literature

Future Visions and Aesthetic Transformations in Juvenile Fiction
2007. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-230-23937-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 215 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

This book reappraises the place of children's literature, showing it to be a creative space where writers and illustrators try out new ideas about books, society, and narratives in an age of instant communication and multi-media. It looks at the stories about the world and young people; the interaction with changing childhoods and new technologies.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reynolds, K.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Author's Note Breaking Bounds: The Transformative Energy of Children's Literature Breaking the Frame: Picturebooks, Modernism and New Media And None of it was Nonsense Useful Idiots: Interactions between Youth Culture and Children's Literature Self-harm, Silence and Survival: Despair and Trauma in Children's Literature Baby, You're the Best: Sex and Sexuality in Contemporary Juvenile Fiction Frightening Fiction: TheTransformative Power of Fear Back to the Future? New Forms and Formats in Juvenile Fiction Conclusion: The Foundations of Future Fictions Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kimberly Reynolds is Professor of Children's Literature at Newcastle University, UK. Kimberly was formerly President of the International Research Society for Children's Literature (2003-7), board member of the V&A Trustees' committee with responsibility for the Museum of Childhood, and a board member of the charity Booktrust (Chair 2004-8), and is currently a member of the UK Children s Laureate steering committee.