This book visits contemporary British children's and young adult (YA) fiction alongside cosmopolitanism, exploring the notion of the nation within the context of globalization, transnationalism and citizenship. By resisting globalization's dehumanizing conflation, cosmopolitanism offers an ethical, humanitarian, and political outlook of convivial planetary community. In its pedagogical responsibility towards readers who will become future citizens, contemporary children's and YA fiction seeks to interrogate and dismantle modes of difference and instead provide aspirational models of empathetic world citizenship. McCulloch discusses texts such as J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Jackie Kay's Strawgirl, Theresa Breslin's Divided City, Gillian Cross's Where I Belong, Kerry Drewery's A Brighter Fear, Saci Lloyd's Momentum, and Julie Bertagna's Exodus trilogy. This book addresses ways in which children's and YA fiction imagines not only the nation but the world beyond, seeking to disrupt binary divisions through a cosmopolitical outlook. The writers discussed envision British society's position and role within a global arena of wide-ranging topical issues, including global conflicts, gender, racial politics, ecology, and climate change. Contemporary children's fiction has matured by depicting characters who face uncertainty just as the world itself experiences an uncertain future of global risks, such as environmental threats and terrorism. The volume will be of significant interest to the fields of children's literature, YA fiction, contemporary fiction, cosmopolitanism, ecofeminism, gender theory, and British and Scottish literature.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781138828308
eBay Product ID (ePID)
220940160
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Citizenship
Author
Fiona Mcculloch
Publication Name
Contemporary British Children's Fiction and Cosmopolitanism
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
431g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Fiona Mcculloch
Series Title
Children's and Culture
Topic
Literature
Genre
Children & Young Adults
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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