Who are books for? Who are they about?: Mobilizing reading engagements with books for diverse communities of children

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium brings together four unique studies from a variety of contexts and perspectives to explore the complex questions of how texts, readers, and communities intersect. Across all of the papers there is a belief in the need not only for more equitable representation of diverse populations in order to transform society in more just ways, but also for further research into how these texts are contextualized and discussed within communities and schools (Möller, 2014).

Content Area

• Area 9: Text Analysis/Children’s, Young Adult and Adult Literature

Chair

• Karla Moller, University of Illinois

Discussant

• Denise Davila, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Individual Presentations

• Who are books for? Who are they about?: Mobilizing reading engagements with books for diverse communities of children - Denise Davila, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Karla Moller, University of Illinois; Katrina Bartow Jacobs, Univ. of Pittsburgh; Yunying Xu, University of Nevada, Las Vegas