Activist Authors and British Child Readers of Colour / / Karen Sands-O'Connor.
"Activist and radical left politics in Britain have long been concerned with issues of race. It is not until the 1960s, when the British population began seeing an increased populace of British-born children from Black and Asian backgrounds, that a significant number of writers began addressing...
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| Superior document: | Bloomsbury Perspectives on Children's Literature |
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| Place / Publishing House: | London [England] : : Bloomsbury Academic,, 2022. [London, England] : : Bloomsbury Publishing,, 2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Bloomsbury Perspectives on Children's Literature.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Empire and Activism: A History of Activist British Children's Authors and Issues of Race
- Chapter Two: Children are Readers Too: Children's Rights and Readers of Colour
- Chapter Three: Who's Got the Power?: Black Power, British Institutions, and Children's Publishing
- Chapter Four: To Be Young, British and Black: Activists Writing for Black Children
- Chapter Five: Black Lives Matter, Children's Books Matter: Activism in the 21st Century
- Chapter Six: Reflections and Realities: What Success Means for Activist Writers and their Readers
- Bibliography
- Index.