Was the Cat in the Hat black? : the hidden racism of children's literature, and the need for diverse...
Was the Cat in the Hat black? : the hidden racism of children's literature, and the need for diverse...
Was the Cat in the Hat black? : the hidden racism of children's literature, and the need for diverse books / Philip Nel.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Call Numbers
G 2019/2609 , G 2020/0508
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Race, racism, and the cultures of childhood -- The strange career of The Cat in the Hat; or, Dr. Seuss's racial imagination -- How to read uncomfortably: Racism, affect, and classic children's books -- Whiteness, nostalgia, and fantastic flying books: William Joyce's racial erasures vs...
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Racism is resilient, duplicitous, and endlessly adaptable, so it is no surprise that America is again in a period of civil rights activism. A significant reason racism endures is because it is structural: it's embedded in culture and in institutions. One of the places that racism hides -- and thus perhaps the best place to oppose it -- is books for...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Was the Cat in the Hat black? : the hidden racism of children's literature, and the need for diverse books / Philip Nel.
Portion of title
Hidden racism of children's literature, and the need for diverse books
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-262) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2017
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2019/2609 , G 2020/0508
Record Identifier
74VKVB8MqrpZ
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVB8MqrpZ
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780190635077 (hardback : alk. paper)
DDC
810.99282
MMS ID
991024242007302626
