Racism in contemporary African American children's and young adult literature
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Racism in contemporary African American children's and young adult literature
（Critical approaches to children's literature / series editors, Kerry Mallan and Clare Bradford）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Applying critical race theory to contemporary African American children's and young adult literature, this book explores one key racial issue that has been overlooked both in race studies and literary scholarship-internalised racism. By systematically examining the issue of internalised racism and its detrimental psychological effects, particularly towards the young and vulnerable, this book defamiliarises the very racial issue that otherwise has become normalised in American racial discourse, reaffirming the relevance of race, racism, and racialisation in contemporary America. Through readings of works by Jacqueline Woodson, Sharon G. Flake, Tanita S. Davis, Sapphire, Rosa Guy, and Nikki Grimes, Suriyan Panlay develops a new critical discourse on internalised racism by studying its effects on marginalised children, its manifestations, and the fictional narrative strategies that can be used to regain and reclaim a sense of self.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1
Internalised Racism and Critical Race Theory
Chapter 2
Wounded
Chapter 3
Tongue-tied
Chapter 4
Displaced
Chapter 5
Triumphed
Conclusion
References
Index
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