Apartheid of Youth Imagination? A Critical Race Analysis of Books by and About Latinas/os in Children's Literature

• In Event: 25.049 - Critically Engaging With Children's and Young Adult Literature by, About, and With Latinas/os

Abstract

This paper utilizes a Critical Race Theory (CRT) perspective to uncover the varied and nuanced representations of Latinas/os across narratives in children’s books published by and about Latinas/os in 2014 from the CCBC.

Authors

• Lorena Camargo Gonzalez, University of California - Los Angeles

• Lindsay Perez Huber, California State University - Long Beach