(Mis)reading different cultures interpreting international children's literature from Asia / edited by Yukari Takimoto Amos and Daniel Miles Amos.

Other author Amos, Yukari Takimoto.
Other author Amos, Daniel Miles.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Description1 online resource.
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Contents Foreword: the danger of cultural de-contextualization in studying diversity through literature / Geneva Gay -- Preparing our students for the "right" future: using children's literature to promote cultural understanding / Kathy Brashears -- Authenticity: in the eye of the beholder? / Sharryn Larsen Walker -- Cultural differences, interpretations, and power / Yukari Takimoto Amos -- The cultural battle between East and West: Chinese Mulan meets Disney's Mulan / Annie Yen Ning Yang -- Remembering the dark past: stories of the Korean War and Korean immigration in American children's literature / Chong Eun Ahn -- Reading with cultural empathy: why is it difficult? / Yukari Takimoto Amos -- Reading analytically and feeling connected: when Indonesian preservice teachers read foreign stories from China, Iraq, and the U.S. / Tati Lathipatud Durriyah.
Abstract "The book provides relevant theoretical and empirical research findings to address the challenges teachers face when interpreting and teaching with international children's literature from Asia. Strategies are provided relating to how teachers can be more culturally conscious of their own biases and develop culturally appropriate interpretations"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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Issued in other formPrint version: (Mis)reading different cultures Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018] 9781475836899
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018045303
ISBN9781475836912 (Electronic)

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