Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 21:11:34 -0500 From: Ed Wiltse <ecwiltse-AT-naz.edu> Subject: Re: Children's Lit and PoCo On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 servetus-AT-iname.com wrote: > Can anyone suggest some texts which engage Western children's lit from >a PoCo perspective? i've got Ariel Dorfman's "The Empire's Old Clothes" >but i'm wondering if there are others. (Specifically: i'm >doing a PoCo reading of Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax"). Jacqueline Rose's _The Case of Peter Pan..._ (U Penn P, '92), talks about imperialism and children's fiction a bit, and of course there's Martin Green's old chestnut _Dreams of Adventure, Deeds of Empire_. I also have a diss chapter partly addressing Peter Pan and imperialism from a more explicitly postcolonial perspective than either of those books, which you're welcome to read if you want it (e-mail me off list). As a parent of a 3 year old I'm constantly encountering kiddie lit in desperate need of postcolonial analysis (checked out the Curious George books lately?). Glad to hear you're working on this. Ed ********************************************************************* Ed Wiltse ecwiltse-AT-naz.edu English Department phone: (716) 389-2646 Nazareth College fax: (716) 586-2452 4245 East Ave. http://www-pub.naz.edu:9000/~ecwiltse Rochester, NY 14618 --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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