Contemporary English-Language Indian Children's Literature: Representations of Nation, Culture, and the New Indian Girl

Author:   Michelle Superle (York University, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138849907


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   10 November 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Michelle Superle (York University, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.294kg
ISBN:  

9781138849907


ISBN 10:   1138849901
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   10 November 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Development of Contemporary, English-Language Indian Children’s Novels; Chapter 2 Indian Women Writers: Imagining the New Indian Girl; Chapter 3 Imagining Unity in Diversity Through Cooperation and Friendship; Chapter 4 Imagining and Performing the Indian Nation; Chapter 5 Imagining “Indianness”; Chapter 6 Imagining Identity in the Diaspora: Performing a “Masala” Self; Chapter Seven Chapter Seven Performing New Indian Girlhood; conclusion Old and New Boundaries;

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This benchmark book makes way for a conversation on how children's literature registers the paradoxes inherent in any society on the threshold of change. -- Manika Subi Lakshmanan, UM St. Louis and Webster University in St. Louis, Children's Literature Association Quarterly Superle's thorough study is a marked contribution to existing scholarship on Indian children's literature, and a welcome addition to the critical corpus. --Poushali Bhadury, University of Florida, The Lion and the Unicorn


This benchmark book makes way for a conversation on how children's literature registers the paradoxes inherent in any society on the threshold of change. -- Manika Subi Lakshmanan, UM St. Louis and Webster University in St. Louis, Children's Literature Association Quarterly Superle's thorough study is a marked contribution to existing scholarship on Indian children's literature, and a welcome addition to the critical corpus. --Poushali Bhadury, University of Florida, The Lion and the Unicorn


""This benchmark book makes way for a conversation on how children’s literature registers the paradoxes inherent in any society on the threshold of change."" -- Manika Subi Lakshmanan, UM St. Louis and Webster University in St. Louis, Children’s Literature Association Quarterly ""Superle’s thorough study is a marked contribution to existing scholarship on Indian children’s literature, and a welcome addition to the critical corpus."" --Poushali Bhadury, University of Florida, The Lion and the Unicorn


Author Information

Michelle Superle is a Professor in the department of Communications at Okanagan College. She has taught children’s literature, composition, and creative writing courses at various Canadian universities and has published articles in Papers and IRCL.

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