Children's Literature, Text and Theory: What Are We Interested in Now?

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  • John Stephens

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https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl2000vol10no2art1346

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children's literature theory, gender, narratology, colonialism, intertextuality, cultural studies, subjectivity, postcolonial criticism

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2000-07-01

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“ Children’s Literature, Text and Theory: What Are We Interested in Now?” (2000) Papers: Explorations into Children’s Literature, 10(2), pp. 12–21. doi:10.21153/pecl2000vol10no2art1346.

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