Caribbean Children's Literature, Volume 2: Critical Approaches

Author:   Betsy Nies ,  Melissa García Vega
Publisher:   University Press of Mississippi
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9781496844590


Pages:   298
Publication Date:   15 June 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Contributions by Jarrel De Matas, Summer Edward, Teófilo Espada-Brignoni, Pauline Franchini, Melissa García Vega, Dannabang Kuwabong, Amanda Eaton McMenamin, Betsy Nies, and Michael Reyes Caribbean Children's Literature, Volume 2: Critical Approaches offers analyses of the works of writers of the Anglophone Caribbean and its diaspora—or, except for one chapter on Francophone Caribbean children’s literature, those who write in English. The volume addresses the four language regions, early children’s literature of conquest—in particular, the US colonization of Puerto Rico—and the fine line between children’s and adult literature. It explores multiple young adult genres, probing the nuances and difficulties of historical fiction and the anticolonial impulses of contemporary speculative fiction. Additionally, the volume offers an overview of the literature of disaster and recovery, significant for readers living in a region besieged by earthquakes, hurricanes, and flooding. In this anthology and its companion anthology, international and regional scholars provide coverage of both areas, offering in-depth explorations of picture books, middle-grade, and young adult stories. The volumes examine the literary histories of both children’s and young adult literature according to language region, its use (or lack thereof) in schools, and its place in the field of publishing. Taken together, the essays expand our understanding of Caribbean literature for young people.

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Author:   Betsy Nies ,  Melissa García Vega
Publisher:   University Press of Mississippi
Imprint:   University Press of Mississippi
Weight:   0.200kg
ISBN:  

9781496844590


ISBN 10:   1496844599
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   15 June 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Focusing on children's literature which has arguably not received much attention--from picture books for young children to adolescent literature across the Anglo/Franco/Hispanophone Caribbean--this book will make a contribution to the already rich field of Caribbean literary critique.--Nicha Selvon-Ramkissoon, assistant professor at the University of Trinidad and Tobago


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Betsy Nies is associate professor of English at University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Her work has appeared in Amaltea: Revista de Mitocrítica. Melissa García Vega teaches at CUNY-Lehman College. Her work has appeared in the Journal of West Indian Literature.

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