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Power, voice and subjectivity in literature for young readers /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Nikolajeva, Maria
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2010.
Series:	Children's literature and culture.
Subjects:	Children's literature > History and criticism > Theory, etc. Other (Philosophy) in literature. Power (Philosophy) in literature. Voice in literature. Subjectivity in literature. Children's literature > Psychological aspects.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Why does Pippi sleep with her feet on the pillow?
Harry Potter and the secrets of children's literature
Othering the sense: language and (mis)communication
Othering the genre: fantasy and realism
Othering the child: George MacDonald's fairy tales
Othering the future: stereotypes of dystopia
Othering the setting: orientalism and Robinsonade
Othering gender: new masculinities, new femininities
Othering the voice: crossvocalization and performance
Othering ideology: literature in society's service
Othering the species: the (ab)use of animals
Othering the visual: power structures in picturebooks
Othering the reader: identification fallacy
Conclusion: The adult's self-denial.