Precisely titled, this powerful collection constitutes a "chronotope," an erudite enactment of interstices within and among historical time, spiritual place, and political culture, a recollection focused forward to those "hybrid" generations (in Canadian classrooms) whose frontier is haunted by forts populated by not always their ancestors, inscribed in their national, regional, aboriginal identities. Homophobic, hygienic, the curriculum is always already inhabited by the language of the Other, propelling us toward "post-post" being, forested in difference, rooted in images, refracted through...
Precisely titled, this powerful collection constitutes a "chronotope," an erudite enactment of interstices within and among historical time, spiritual...
What is the value of picture books in educating a diverse society? This collection of original essays explores how preservice teachers from faculties of education across Canada engage with issues of diversity and national identity as represented in children's picture books. Based on research drawn from education courses and student teaching experiences, the book illustrates new and culturally relevant approaches to curricula that meet the needs of increasingly diverse student bodies.
The volume focuses on picture books as a central body of texts, drawing on recent reading theory and...
What is the value of picture books in educating a diverse society? This collection of original essays explores how preservice teachers from faculti...
