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New World Orders demonstrates how contemporary children's texts draw on utopian and dystopian tropes in their projections of possible futures. In examining a diverse range of international children's literature and film produced between 1988 and 2006, the authors explore the ways in which children's texts respond to social change and global politics, giving shape to children's perceived anxieties and desires. The book argues that children's texts are crucially implicated in shaping the values of their readers.
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New World Orders in Contemporary Children’s Literature Utopian Transformations Clare Bradford, Kerry Mallan, John Stephens and Robyn McCallum New World Orders in Contemporary Children’s Literature Also by Clare Bradford: GENRE IN PERSPECTIVE: A Whole Language Approach READING RACE: Aboriginality in Australian Children’s Literature UNSETTLING NARRATIVES: Postcolonial Readings of Children’s Literature WRITING THE AUSTRALIAN CHILD: Texts and Contexts in Fictions for Children (edited) Also by Kerry Mallan: CHILDREN AS STORYTELLERS IN THE PICTURE: Perspectives on Picture Book Art and Artists LAUGH LINES: Exploring Humour in Children’s Literature PERFORMING BODIES: Narrative, Representation, and Children’s Storytelling SERIOUSLY PLAYFUL: Genre, Performance and Text (co-edited with Sharyn Pearce) YOUTH CULTURES: Texts, Images, and Identities (co-edited with Sharyn Pearce) Also by John Stephens: LANGUAGE AND IDEOLOGY IN CHILDREN’S FICTION WAYS OF BEING MALE: Representing Masculinities in Children’s Literature and Film (edited) LITERATURE, LANGUAGE AND CHANGE: From Chaucer to the Present (co-authored with Ruth Waterhouse) By Robyn McCallum and John Stephens: RETELLING STORIES, FRAMING CULTURE: Traditional Story and Metanarratives in Children’s Literature Also by Robyn McCallum: IDEOLOGIES OF IDENTITY IN ADOLESCENT FICTION: The Dialogic Construction of Subjectivity New World Orders in Contemporary Children’s Literature Utopian Transformations Clare Bradford, Kerry Mallan, John Stephens & Robyn McCallum © Clare Bradford, Kerry Mallan, John Stephens & Robyn McCallum 2008 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2008 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN-13: 978 0 230 02005 4 hardback ISBN-10: 0 230 02005 4 hardback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4