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Racism in Contemporary African American Children's and Young Adult Literature

Racism in Contemporary African American Children's and Young Adult Literature

Panlay, Suriyan

Hardcover

Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 3319428926
ISBN13: 9783319428925
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Nov 8 2016
Pages: 211
Weight: 0.89
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.11 Depth: 8.63
Language: English

Applying critical race theory to contemporary African American children's and young adult literature, this book explores one key racial issue that has been overlooked both in race studies and literary scholarship--internalised racism. By systematically examining the issue of internalised racism and its detrimental psychological effects, particularly towards the young and vulnerable, this book defamiliarises the very racial issue that otherwise has become normalised in American racial discourse, reaffirming the relevance of race, racism, and racialisation in contemporary America. Through readings of works by Jacqueline Woodson, Sharon G. Flake, Tanita S. Davis, Sapphire, Rosa Guy, and Nikki Grimes, Suriyan Panlay develops a new critical discourse on internalised racism by studying its effects on marginalised children, its manifestations, and the fictional narrative strategies that can be used to regain and reclaim a sense of self.

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