{"product_id":"9783030321482","title":"Literary Cultures and Childhoods","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLiterary Cultures and Childhoods\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eop de Beeck, Nathalie\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early decades of the twenty-first century, we are grappling with the legacies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof past centuries and their cascading effects upon children and all people. We\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erealize anew how imperialism, globalization, industrialization, and revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtinue to reshape our world and that of new generations. At a volatile moment,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis collection asks how twenty-first century literature and related media\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erepresent and shape the contemporary child, childhood, and youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause literary representations construct ideal childhoods as well as model the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erights, privileges, and respect afforded to actual young people, this collection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esurveys examples from popular culture and from scholarly practice. Chapters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einvestigate the human rights of children in literature and international policy; the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epotential subjective agency and power of the child; the role models proposed for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyoung people; the diverse identities children embody and encounter; and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenvironmental well-being of future human and nonhuman generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a snapshot of our developing historical moment, this collection identifies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eemergent trends, considers theories and critiques of childhood and literature,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand observes how new technologies and paradigms are destabilizing past\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econventions of storytelling and lived experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2021-08-26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030321482\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-32146-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 279\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521175437452,"sku":"9783030321482","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030321482.jpg?v=1776009182","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030321482","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}