Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults: Reflections on Critical Issues / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780313312441 Publisher: ABC-CLIO, Incorporated Publication date: 10/30/2002 Series: Contributions to the Study of World Literature , #116 Edition description: New Edition Pages: 224 Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d) There is much discussion of multiculturalism in education. This is especially true of multicultural literature for children and young adults. The rise of multicultural literature is a political rather than a literary movement; it is a movement to claim space in literature and in education for historically marginalized social groups rather than one to renovate the craft of literature itself. Multicultural literature has been closely bound with the cause of multiculturalism in general and thus has been confronted with resistance from conservatives. This book discusses many of the controversial issues surrounding multicultural literature for children and young adults.The volume begins with a look at some of the foundational and theoretical issues relat