1st Edition
Children's Fiction about 9/11 Ethnic, National and Heroic Identities
By Jo Lampert
Copyright 2010
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this pioneering and timely book, Lampert examines the ways in which cultural identities are constructed within young adult and children’s literature about the attacks of September 11, 2001. Looking at examples including picture books, young adult novels, and a selection of DC Comics, Lampert finds the co-mingling of xenophobia and tolerance, the binaried competition between good and evil and... Read more
1. Introduction: Children’s literature and its Cultural Influence 2. New Identities Post September 11: Ethnicity, Nationalism and the Heroic Subject 3. Ethnic Identities: Picture Books and Young Adult Fiction about September 11 4. National Identities: Picture Books and Young Adult Fiction about September 11 5. Heroic Identities: Picture Books and Comics about September 11 6. Conclusion
Biography
Jo Lampert is a Senior Lecturer with the School of Cultural and Language Studies at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
"Children’s Fiction about 9/11 is deftly written and cogently argued…Jo Lampert shows a real attention to detail and provides important insights into both the texts she examines and the influence of the September 11th attacks on cultural constructions of identity. In her examination of the responses to 9/11 in children’s literature, Lampert’s study becomes another strong addition to Routledge’s Children’s Literature and Culture series." --Paula T. Connolly, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Children’s Literature Association Quarterly
