Exploring a history of activists writing for and about children of
colour from abolition to Black Lives Matter, this open access book
examines issues such as the space given to people of colour by
white activists; the voice, agency and intersectionality in
activist writing for young people; how writers used activism to
expand definitions of Britishness for child readers; and how
activism and writing about it has changed in the 21st century. From
abolitionists and anti-colonialists such as Amelia Opie, Una Marson
and Rabindranath Tagore; communist and feminist activists concerned
with broader children’s rights including Chris Searle and
Rosemary Stones; to Black Panthers and contemporary advocates for
people of colour from Farrukh Dhondy to Len Garrison, Catherine
Johnson and Corinne Fowler, Karen Sands-O'Connor traces how these
activists translated their values for children of colour. Beginning
with historical events that sparked activism and the first cultural
products for children and continuing to contemporary activism in
the wake of the Windrush Scandal, this book analyses the choices,
struggles and successes of writers of activist literature as they
tried to change Britain and British literature to make it a
welcoming place for all child readers. The ebook editions of this
book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on
bloomsburycollection.com. Open access was funded by Knowledge
Unlatched.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Bloomsbury Perspectives on Children's Literature |
| Release date: |
February 2024 |
| Authors: |
Karen Sands-O'Connor
(British Academy Global Professor of Children’s Literature)
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
216 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-19612-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-350-19612-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781350196124 |
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