Was the cat in the hat Black? : : the Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books
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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. Hurricane Katrina -- Don't judge a book by its color: the destructive fantasy of whitewashing (and vice-versa) -- Childhoods "outside the boundaries of imagination": genre is the new Jim Crow -- Conclusion: a manifesto for anti-racist children's literature.
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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: ix, 278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780190635077
019063507X
SUBJECTS
Children's literature, American -- History and criticism.
Race in literature.
Racism in literature.