Argues that queer picture books with main characters of color can
disrupt structures of power in both literature and real life
Coloring into Existence investigates the role of authors,
illustrators, and independent publishers in producing alternative
narratives that disrupt colonial, heteropatriarchal notions of
childhood. These texts or characters unsettle the category of the
child, and thus pave the way for broader understandings of
childhood. Often unapologetically politically motivated, queer and
trans of color picture books can serve as the basis for fantasizing
about disruptions to structures of power, both within and outside
literary worlds. Fusing literary criticism and close readings with
historical analysis and interviews, Isabel Millán documents the
emergence of a North American queer of color children’s literary
archive. In doing so, she considers the sociopolitical
circumstances out of which queer of color children’s literature
emerged; how a queer and trans of color aesthetic translates to
picture books; and how the acts of imagination and worldmaking
inspired by picture books produce a realm of freedom, healing, and
transformation for queer and trans of color children and adults.
Coloring into Existence explores the curious ways that queer and
trans of color publications “color outside the
lines”—refusing to conform to industry standards, intermixing
fiction with nonfiction, and mobilizing alternative modes of
production and distribution to create new worlds.
General
| Imprint: |
New York University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2023 |
| Authors: |
Isabel Millán
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
352 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4798-1698-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-4798-1698-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781479816989 |
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