Sarah Park Dahlen – författare

According to the Pew Research Group, Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the U.S.; simultaneously, hate incidents directed at Asian American individuals and groups are on the rise. Asian American children's and young adult literature, one of the most vibrant yet underexamined bodies of works in the larger body of literature, constitutes an important means of both encouraging inclusivity and celebrating Asian American children's heritage. In this pathbreaking guide, the authors delve into the context and content of Asian American stories for youth bytracing the development of Asian American youth literature and the ways in which these titles continue to diversify, with a historical overview chronicling how Asians were viewed and situated politically and socially from the first instances of immigration through the rippling consequences of changes in immigration policies;drawing on AsianCrit and the APALA Evaluation Rubric to critically analyze the complex issues surrounding the representations of Asian Americans in youth literature;exploring key themes in Asian American lit, including folktales and folklore, immigration, intergenerational relationships, cultural conflicts, multiracial characters, and binary/hybrid visions of culture;surveying notable titles, authors, and illustrators, valuable for collection development, readers' advisory, and courses in English and Asian American Studies;recommending numerous Asian American titles on specific topics for different ages;discussing publishing and programming with Asian American literature; andpointing out additional resources for further study.

Diversity in children’s and young adult literature encompasses shifting and often ill-defined historical and contemporary meanings, and yet, remains a necessary term for examining the possibilities and limitations of representation in storytelling for young people. The Handbook of Research on Diversity in Children’s and Young Adult Literature calls attention to the ideologies and social narratives that underwrite how books are published and circulated, how storytellers shape new images and interpretations for themselves and others, how literary works for young people are critiqued and studied, and how these works are made accessible in libraries and introduced in school settings.The editors and contributors raise these questions at a time when storytelling by minoritized authors and illustrators has never been more exploratory and visible and simultaneously more subject to politicized surveillance, isolation, and exclusion. These questions also resonate with scholars in international contexts, highlighting the limits of western meanings and practices of diversity. Across four key dimensions for understanding children’s and young adult literature, authors from multiple fields and contexts illuminate how and why diverse literature matters in the lives of young people and their communities.Part I addresses the history, status, and future of publishing and related ecosystems and the ways diverse literature is foregrounded in the United States and globally.Part II features scholarship on intersectional representations and the speculative possibilities for storytelling within and across ‘beloved communities.’Part III introduces new insights and tensions for studying diverse literature, focusing on methodologies and interdisciplinary scholarship encompassing literary studies, education, library science, cultural studies, media studies, critical race theory, critical youth studies, eco-criticism, and queer theory. Part IV provides comprehensive research reviews on the role of diverse literature in classrooms, libraries, and community settings and proposes new directions for understanding how diverse literature is being reframed through classroom dialogue and pedagogy to advance critical inquiry.Scholars, librarians, and educators working in the fields of Education, English Studies, Library and Information Science, and Ethnic Studies will find historical overviews and new theoretical frameworks suggesting new questions and frameworks for future inquiry. This volume directs the field of children’s and young adult literature scholarship to the most pressing questions of our time, with the intention to inspire and strengthen dialogue, inquiry, advocacy and artistry.

Diversity in children’s and young adult literature encompasses shifting and often ill-defined historical and contemporary meanings, and yet, remains a necessary term for examining the possibilities and limitations of representation in storytelling for young people. The Handbook of Research on Diversity in Children’s and Young Adult Literature calls attention to the ideologies and social narratives that underwrite how books are published and circulated, how storytellers shape new images and interpretations for themselves and others, how literary works for young people are critiqued and studied, and how these works are made accessible in libraries and introduced in school settings.The editors and contributors raise these questions at a time when storytelling by minoritized authors and illustrators has never been more exploratory and visible and simultaneously more subject to politicized surveillance, isolation, and exclusion. These questions also resonate with scholars in international contexts, highlighting the limits of western meanings and practices of diversity. Across four key dimensions for understanding children’s and young adult literature, authors from multiple fields and contexts illuminate how and why diverse literature matters in the lives of young people and their communities.Part I addresses the history, status, and future of publishing and related ecosystems and the ways diverse literature is foregrounded in the United States and globally.Part II features scholarship on intersectional representations and the speculative possibilities for storytelling within and across ‘beloved communities.’Part III introduces new insights and tensions for studying diverse literature, focusing on methodologies and interdisciplinary scholarship encompassing literary studies, education, library science, cultural studies, media studies, critical race theory, critical youth studies, eco-criticism, and queer theory. Part IV provides comprehensive research reviews on the role of diverse literature in classrooms, libraries, and community settings and proposes new directions for understanding how diverse literature is being reframed through classroom dialogue and pedagogy to advance critical inquiry.Scholars, librarians, and educators working in the fields of Education, English Studies, Library and Information Science, and Ethnic Studies will find historical overviews and new theoretical frameworks suggesting new questions and frameworks for future inquiry. This volume directs the field of children’s and young adult literature scholarship to the most pressing questions of our time, with the intention to inspire and strengthen dialogue, inquiry, advocacy and artistry.

Contributions by Christina M. Chica, Kathryn Coto, Sarah Park Dahlen, Preethi Gorecki, Tolonda Henderson, Marcia Hernandez, Jackie C. Horne, Susan E. Howard, Peter C. Kunze, Florence Maätita, Sridevi Rao, Kallie Schell, Jennifer Patrice Sims, Paul Spickard, Lily Anne Welty Tamai, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Jasmine Wade, Karin E. Westman, and Charles D. WilsonRace matters in the fictional Wizarding World of the Harry Potter series as much as it does in the real world. As J. K. Rowling continues to reveal details about the world she created, a growing number of fans, scholars, readers, and publics are conflicted and concerned about how the original Wizarding World—quintessentially white and British—depicts diverse and multicultural identities, social subjectivities, and communities. Harry Potter and the Other: Race, Justice, and Difference in the Wizarding World is a timely anthology that examines, interrogates, and critiques representations of race and difference across various Harry Potter media, including books, films, and official websites, as well as online forums and the classroom.As the contributors to this volume demonstrate, a deeper reading of the series reveals multiple ruptures in popular understandings of the liberatory potential of the Potter series. Young people who are progressive, liberal, and empowered to question authority may have believed they were reading something radical as children and young teens, but increasingly they have raised alarms about the series’ depiction of peoples of color, cultural appropriation in worldbuilding, and the author’s antitrans statements in the media. Included essays examine the failed wizarding justice system, the counterproductive portrayal of Nagini as an Asian woman, the liberation of Dobby the elf, and more, adding meaningful contributions to existing scholarship on the Harry Potter series. As we approach the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Other provides a smorgasbord of insights into the way that race and difference have shaped this story, its world, its author, and the generations who have come of age during the era of the Wizarding World.