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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Layla AbdelRahim |
ISBN: | 9781138547810 1138547816 9780415661102 0415661102 |
OCLC Number: | 1048428800 |
Description: | 265 Seiten ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Introduction: The Root of It All: Theory of Literature and Life 1. Epistemologies of Chaos and the Orderly Unknowledge of Literacy 2. Genealogical Narratives of Wilderness and Domestication: Identifying the Ontologies of Genesis and Genetics in Children's Literature 3. In the End: Anthropological Narratives in Fiction and Life |
Series Title: | Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature, 31. |
Responsibility: | Layla AbdelRahim. |
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"Layla AbdelRahim demonstrates that children's literature is a pivotal site where societies configure their relationship to the world's anarchic, ever-diversifying web of life. Rigorously argued and beautifully written, her book is a call for renewal keyed to values such as mutual aid, freedom, love, and empathy for all living beings. If we are to halt our ecological slide into the abyss, we need to rethink what we teach our children: AbdelRahim points the way."- Allan Antliff, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Art History, University of Victoria, Canada and author of Anarchy and Art"It is hard to imagine a more thorough-going examination of the stories children are commonly introduced to. Ms. AbdelRahim has given us an exploration that is very multifaceted and truly eye-opening. A book to read and re-read!"- John Zerzan, author of Elements of Refusal and Running on Emptiness"Using a powerful inter-disciplinary methodology, Layla AbdelRahim's Children's Literature, Domestication, and Social Foundation provides a nuanced and mature theory of wilderness and civilisation."- Petar Jandric, Zagreb University of Applied Sciences"Children's Literature, Domestication, and Social Foundation is richly comparative, experientially compelling, informative, thought-provoking, and well-supported. Digging deep into our social foundations, it both critiques and celebrates science and folklore, while providing a new perspective that is both a treat and a challenge to those who love literature."- Sarat K. Colling, International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development Read more...