Representations of Slavery in Childrens Picture Books - Teaching and Learning About Slavery in K-12 Classrooms

Informationen zum Autor Raphael E. Rogers is Associate Professor of Practice in the Education Department at Clark University! USA. Zusammenfassung Drawing on critical race theory, critical race feminism, critical multicultural analysis, and intertextuality this book examines how slavery is represented in contemporary children’s picture books. Through analysis of recently published picture books about slavery, Rogers discusses how these books engage with and respond to the historiography of the institution of slavery. Exploring how contemporary writers and illustrators have represented the institution of slavery, Rogers presents a critical and responsible approach for reading and using picture books in K-12 classrooms and demonstrates how these picture books about slavery continue to perform important cultural work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Slavery on Their Minds Chapter 2: Framing a Method to Examine Picture Book About Slavery Chapter 3: Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride Chapter 4: Moses: When Harriet Led Her People to Freedom Chapter 5: Freedom’s a-Callin me Chapter 6: I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery Chapter 7: January’s Sparrow Chapter 8: Night Running: How James Escaped with the Help of His Faithful Dog Chapter 9: I Want to be Free Chapter 10: Show Way Chapter 11: Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans Chapter 12: Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Raphael Rogers, Raphael E. Rogers, Rogers Raphael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.05.2018
• EAN: 9781138739208
• ISBN: 978-1-138-73920-8
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Routledge Research in Education; Routledge Research in Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, Teaching of a specific subject, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Educational: History, Primary & middle schools, Children's & teenage literature studies, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts