{"product_id":"literary-cultures-and-twenty-first-century-childhoods-nathalie-op-de-beeck-9783030321451","title":"Literary Cultures and Twenty-First-Century Childhoods","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early decades of the twenty-first century, we are grappling with the legacies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof past centuries and their cascading effects upon children and all people. We\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erealize anew how imperialism, globalization, industrialization, and revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtinue to reshape our world and that of new generations. At a volatile moment, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis collection asks how twenty-first century literature and related media\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erepresent and shape the contemporary child, childhood, and youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause literary representations construct ideal childhoods as well as model the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erights, privileges, and respect afforded to actual young people, this collection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esurveys examples from popular culture and from scholarly practice. Chapters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einvestigate the human rights of children in literature and international policy; the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epotential subjective agency and power of the child; the role models proposed for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyoung people; the diverse identities children embody and encounter; and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenvironmental well-being of future human and nonhuman generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a snapshot of our developing historical moment, this collection identifies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eemergent trends, considers theories and critiques of childhood and literature, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand observes how new technologies and paradigms are destabilizing past\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econventions of storytelling and lived experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathalie Op de Beeck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030321452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030321451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.81d","brand":"Nathalie Op de Beeck","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46881172947199,"sku":"9783030321451","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_753bacf3-b034-48d3-8189-63b7788421b6.jpg?v=1747970895","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/literary-cultures-and-twenty-first-century-childhoods-nathalie-op-de-beeck-9783030321451","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}