This collection argues that the romanticized conflation of
"childhood" and "innocence" in American culture has been on a
steady decline at least since the 1960s--largely due to postmodern
critiques of overarching narratives involving both "the child" and
the "innocence" of childhood. Additionally, this collection
highlights and analyzes examples of children's literature and
culture throughout the 20th century (and into the 21st) which
pointedly defy traditional, idealized notions of "childhood". Such
an analysis serves to reiterate the idea that the romanticized
notion of "childhood" which has pervaded American culture for over
two centuries is little more than a cultural construction that
bears little to no resemblance to the actual, lived experience of
American children.
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