Ethnic Studies and Youth Literature HARDBACK 9798855802986

State University of New York Press

Ethnic Studies and Youth LiteratureA Critical Reader\nAuthor(s): Marilisa Jimnez Garca, Sonia Alejandra Rodrguez\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9798855802986, 979-8855802986\nSynopsis\nBrings together scholars and practitioners to present an ethnic studies framework for studying and teaching youth literature.\n\nFor decades, youth literature has been reckoning with its role in systemic racism and oppression. In this landmark edited volume, Marilisa Jimnez Garca and Sonia Alejandra Rodrguez assemble a cadre of well-known women of color scholars and practitioners to make a case for ethnic studies as a path for pursuing racial justice in the field. Ethnic studies, they argue, demands that we go beyond seeing race, ethnicity, culture, and diversity as questions of identity and difference. Instead, it shows us how marginalized positionalities create epistemologies that shape our underst.