Knowing Their Place? Identity and Space in Childrens Literature
By Terri Doughty and Dawn Thompson.
Description
Traditionally in the West, children were expected to know their place, but what does this comprise in a contemporary, globalized world? Does it mean to continue to accept subordination to those larger and more powerful? Does it mean to espouse unthinkingly a notion of national identity? Or is it about gaining an awareness of the ways in which identity is derived from a sense of place? Where individuals are situated matters as much if not more than it ever has. In children s literature, the physical places and psychological spaces inhabited by children and young adults are also key elements ...
ISBN(s)
1443832146, 9781443832144
