{"product_id":"innocence-heterosexuality-and-the-queerness-tison-pugh-9780415886338","title":"Innocence, Heterosexuality, and the Queerness of Children's Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInnocence, Heterosexuality, and the Queerness of Children's Literature\u003c\/em\u003e examines distinguished classics of children's literature both old and new--including L. Frank Baum's \u003cem\u003eOz\u003c\/em\u003e books, Laura Ingalls Wilder's \u003cem\u003eLittle House\u003c\/em\u003e series, J. K. Rowling's \u003cem\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/em\u003e novels, Lemony Snicket's\u003cem\u003e A Series of Unfortunate Events\u003c\/em\u003e, and Stephenie Meyer's \u003cem\u003eTwilight \u003c\/em\u003eseries--to explore the queer tensions between innocence and heterosexuality within their pages. Pugh argues that children cannot retain their innocence of sexuality while learning about normative heterosexuality, yet this inherent paradox runs throughout many classic narratives of literature for young readers. Children's literature typically endorses heterosexuality through its invisible presence as the de facto sexual identity of countless protagonists and their families, yet heterosexuality's ubiquity is counterbalanced by its occlusion when authors shield their readers from forthright considerations of one of humanity's most basic and primal instincts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book demonstrates that tensions between innocence and sexuality render much of children's literature queer, especially when these texts disavow sexuality through celebrations of innocence. In this original study, Pugh develops interpretations of sexuality that few critics have yet ventured, paving the way for future scholarly engagement with larger questions about the ideological role of children's literature and representations of children's sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTison Pugh\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Central Florida. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eQueering Medieval Genres and Sexuality and Its Queer Discontents in Middle English Literature\u003c\/em\u003e and has published on children's literature in such journals as \u003cem\u003eChildren's Literature, The Lion and the Unicorn\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMarvels and Tales\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tison Pugh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415886333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415886338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Tison Pugh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064970522879,"sku":"9780415886338","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_423a1caa-653e-407e-a572-967aec2447e0.jpg?v=1768672267","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/innocence-heterosexuality-and-the-queerness-tison-pugh-9780415886338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}