Introduction: Examining ideology in children’s fiction 1. Ideology, discourse and narrative fiction 2. Readers and subject positions in children’s fiction 3. Not by words alone: language, intertextuality, society 4. Ideology, carnival and interrogative texts 5. Primary scenes: the family and picture books 6. Contemplating otherness: ideology and historical fiction 7. Words of power: fantasy and realism as linguistically constituted modes
Biography
John Stephens is Emeritus Professor in the Department of English, Macquarie University, Australia. He has taught and researched children’s literature for almost 30 years but continues to maintain interests in other fields of literary, film and cultural studies, under the conviction that children’s literature studies should maintain an active dialogue with other areas of research. In recognition of his contribution to research in children’s literature, John was recipient of the International Brothers Grimm Award in 2007 and the Anne Devereaux Jordan Award in 2014. He was elected a Life Fellow of IRSCL in August 2015.
