Child Activist Literature at the Turn of the 2020s
eBook - ePub

Child Activist Literature at the Turn of the 2020s

From Kids You Read About to Kids You Read

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Child Activist Literature at the Turn of the 2020s

From Kids You Read About to Kids You Read

About this book

Child Activist Literature at the Turn of the 2020s: From Kids You Read About to Kids You Read looks at how today's child activists are not just followers in their forekids' footsteps, but blazers of new pathways, employing sophisticated rhetorical strategies that invert and subvert conventional thinking on the roles of children in politics. These young activists situate their work within a dense web of texts-the ones they read, the ones they write, and the ones that they expect adults to deploy to dismiss them. Nance-Carroll analyzes texts authored by child activists alongside narratives of youth activism in literature and media and the stories activists tell about themselves and their work, exploring issues of influence, inspiration, and authorship in child activist literature, as a growing body of work challenges not just adults' assumptions about children and politics, but also some fundamental disciplinary tenets of children's and young adult literature.

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Yes, you can access Child Activist Literature at the Turn of the 2020s by Niall C. Nance-Carroll in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Literary Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781666952834
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction: Consider the Children
  9. 1 Kids You Read About in School: Narratives of Child Activism in K-12 Curricula
  10. 2 Hopes and Fears: Fictions of Young People Taking Charge
  11. 3 Is the Political Arena Any Place for a Child?: Adult Ambivalence toward Children as Political Subjects
  12. 4 Citizens, Enforcers, and Messengers from the Future: Rhetorical Strategies of Young Activists
  13. 5 The Unfinished Business of Intergenerational Activism
  14. 6 Welcome to the Evolving Struggle: Young Activists’ How-Tos for the 2020s
  15. Conclusion: Troubling Children’s Literature: Youth Activism and Authorship
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index
  18. About the Author