{"id":52192,"date":"2017-03-07T19:03:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T19:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=52192"},"modified":"2021-08-30T20:30:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T20:30:29","slug":"multiracial-identity-in-childrens-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=52192","title":{"rendered":"Multiracial Identity in Children\u2019s Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multiracial Identity in Children\u2019s Literature<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Routledge<\/a>
\n2017-02-10
\n154 pages
\nHardback ISBN: 9781138860179
\neBook (VitalSource) ISBN: 9781315716725<\/p>\n

Amina Chaudhri<\/strong><\/a>, Associate Professor of Teacher Education
\nNortheastern Illinois University, Chicago<\/em><\/p>\n

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Racially mixed children make up the fastest growing youth demographic in the U.S., and teachers of diverse populations need to be mindful in selecting literature that their students can identify with. This volume explores how books for elementary school students depict and reflect multiracial experiences through text and images. Chaudhri examines contemporary children\u2019s literature to demonstrate the role these books play in perpetuating and resisting stereotypes and the ways in which they might influence their readers. Through critical analysis of contemporary children\u2019s fiction, Chaudhri highlights the connections between context, literature, and personal experience to deepen our understanding of how children\u2019s books treat multiracial identity.<\/p>\n

Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n