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Education, state and agency in dystopian children's texts

Aitken, Margaret, Bradford, Clare and Massey, Geraldine 2005, Education, state and agency in dystopian children's texts, Papers : explorations into children's literature, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 22-30.

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Title Education, state and agency in dystopian children's texts
Author(s) Aitken, Margaret
Bradford, Clare
Massey, Geraldine
Journal name Papers : explorations into children's literature
Volume number 15
Issue number 2
Start page 22
End page 30
Publisher Magpies Magazine
Place of publication Victoria Park, W.A.
Publication date 2005-12
ISSN 1034-9243
Keyword(s) Children's literature
History and criticism
Summary The manifestation of dystopian and utopian discourses in children's texts, are inflected by questions of agency, often played out through narratives in which protagonists forge identities as members of communities and citizens of nations. Education shapes not merely what children know but how they regard themselves and the possibilities open to them.
Notes Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner.
Language eng
Field of Research 200599 Literary Studies not elsewhere classified
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30003306

Document type: Journal Article
Collections: School of Communication and Creative Arts
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