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P EM Into the Closet /EM examines the representation of
cross-dressing in a wide variety of children??'s fiction, ranging
from picture books and junior fiction to teen films and novels for
young adults. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the different
types of cross-dressing found in children??'s narratives, raising a
number of significant issues relating to the ideological
construction of masculinity and femininity in books for younger
readers. /P P /P P Many literary and cultural critics have studies
the cultural significance of adult cross-dressing, yet although
cross-dressing representations are plentiful in children??'s
literature and film, very little critical attention has been paid
to this subject to date. EM Into the Closet /EM fills this critical
gap. Cross-dressing demonstrates how gender is symbolically
constructed through various items of clothing and apparel. It also
has the ability to deconstruct notions of problematizing the
relationship between sex and gender. EM Into the Closet/EM is an
important book for academics, teachers, and parents because it
demonstrates how cross-dressing, rather than being taboo, is
frequently used in children??'s literature and film as a strategy
to educate (or enculturate) children about gender. /P
Into the Closet examines the representation of cross-dressing in a
wide variety of children's fiction, ranging from picture books and
junior fiction to teen films and novels for young adults. It
provides a comprehensive analysis of the different types of
cross-dressing found in children's narratives, raising a number of
significant issues relating to the ideological construction of
masculinity and femininity in books for younger readers. Many
literary and cultural critics have studied the cultural
significance of adult cross-dressing, yet although cross-dressing
representations are plentiful in children's literature and film,
very little critical attention has been paid to this subject to
date. Into the Closet fills this critical gap. Cross-dressing
demonstrates how gender is symbolically constructed through various
items of clothing and apparel. It also has the ability to
deconstruct notions of problematizing the relationship between sex
and gender. Into the Closet is an important book for academics,
teachers, and parents because it demonstrates how cross-dressing,
rather than being taboo, is frequently used in children's
literature and film as a strategy to educate (or enculturate)
children about gender.
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