African literature, animism and politics
In: Routledge research in postcolonial literatures 4
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In: Journal of European studies, Volume 4, Issue 1, p. 74-75
ISSN: 1740-2379
In: Russia's Dangerous Texts, p. 1-50
In: Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture
In: Latin American research review, Volume 13, Issue 1, p. 255-260
ISSN: 1542-4278
In: Studies in children's literature series 7
This volume examines how children's books retain the ability to transform, activate, indoctrinate or empower their readers. From utopian and dystopian voices to children's literature written in response to war situations to critiques of misogynistic assumptions that normalize or eroticize violence, these essays demonstrate the potential of children's literature to radically challenge cultural norms
World Affairs Online
In: Language, discourse, society
In: News for Teachers of Political Science, Volume 46, p. 4-6
ISSN: 2689-8632
The lights dim. The students stir nervously, not sure of what to expect of the strobe light and the background music from "Thriller." The student course guide had recommended American Humor in Literature and Politics, but no one had been able to locate a living survivor to provide a personal testimony. Two middle-aged men of spacious girths enter the room and begin calling the roll. One looks like he might be a Democrat. The other one doesn't. As they alternate calling student names, crack terrible puns, and climb in and out of fright wigs and false noses, it begins to dawn on the class why no Ishmael has stepped forward to tell the story of American Humor.