"This readable and informative account... raises issues about the political and social intent of all children s literature. Essential." Choice
During the New Negro Renaissance, African American children s literature became a crucial medium through which a disparate community forged bonds of cultural, economic, and aesthetic solidarity. Employing interdisciplinary critical strategies, including social, educational, and publishing history, canon-formation theory, and extensive archival research, Children s Literature of the Harlem Renaissance analyzes childhood as a site of emerging black cultural nationalism. It explores the period s vigorous exchange about the nature and identity of black childhood and uncovers the networks of African Americans who worked together to transmit black history and culture to a new generation."
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"This readable and informative account... raises issues about the political and social intent of all children s literature. Essential." Choice
During the New Negro Renaissance, African American children s literature became a crucial medium through which a disparate community forged bonds of cultural, economic, and aesthetic solidarity. Employing interdisciplinary critical strategies, including social, educational, and publishing history, canon-formation theory, and extensive archival research, Children s Literature of the Harlem Renaissance analyzes childhood as a site of emerging black cultural nationalism. It explores the period s vigorous exchange about the nature and identity of black childhood and uncovers the networks of African Americans who worked together to transmit black history and culture to a new generation."
Imprint | Indiana University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | August 2006 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | July 2006 |
Authors | Katharine Capshaw Smith |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 368 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-21888-9 |
Barcode | 9780253218889 |
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LSN | 0-253-21888-8 |