Is that Us? Dealing with the 'Black' Pages of History in Historical Fiction for Children (1996-2010).

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  • Author(s): Parlevliet, Sanne
  • Source:
    Children's Literature in Education. Dec2016, Vol. 47 Issue 4, p343-356. 14p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      HISTORICAL fiction; SOCIAL cohesion; SLAVERY; CHILDREN'S literature; CHILDREN'S books
    • Abstract:
      History has been in the centre of political interest over the last two decades; claimed as a vehicle to strengthen social cohesion, especially among future citizens. At the same time an acknowledgement of episodes such as slavery and colonialism are asked for. This article investigates the tension that results with those two appeals to history in the literary representation of the black pages of history in children's books. It analyses the strategies used to allow children to identify with a contemporary view on this aspect of history. The Netherlands serves as a case study. Five literary strategies are discerned, placing the books on a scale from national heroization to national alienation: monophonic accounts of Western superiority, child protagonists as mediators between past and present, polyphony, multitemporality and narrative alienation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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