04196nam 2200457 450 991082013870332120220520034729.01-4758-3691-0(CKB)4100000005387305(MiAaPQ)EBC5423719(Au-PeEL)EBL5423719(CaPaEBR)ebr11576744(OCoLC)1040032092(EXLCZ)99410000000538730520220520d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrier(Mis)reading different cultures interpreting international children's literature from Asia /edited by Yukari Takimoto Amos and Daniel Miles AmosLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield,[2018]©20181 online resource (135 pages)1-4758-3689-9 Includes bibliographical references.Cover -- (Mis)Reading DifferentCultures -- (Mis)Reading Different Cultures: Interpreting International Children's Literature from Asia -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Issues and Concerns -- Chapter 1 -- Preparing Our Students for the "Right" Future -- Availability of International Children's Literature -- Need for Multicultural and International Children's Literature -- Preservice Teachers and the Need for International Children's Literature -- Reasons Why Preservice Teachers May Avoid Using Multicultural and International Children's Literature -- Need for a Plan -- Conclusion -- References -- Children's Literature and Websites Cited -- Chapter 2 -- Authenticity -- What Does It Mean to Be Authentic? -- Including Children's Literature about Diversity in the Classroom -- Definitions of Children's Literature Related to Diversity -- Defining Authenticity -- Perspectives of Authenticity -- Authenticity as Subjective -- Recommendations for Discussing Authenticity in Classrooms -- Conclusion -- References -- Children's Literature and Websites Cited -- Chapter 3 -- Cultural Differences, Interpretations, and Power -- Ethnocentrism -- Believability -- Power to Interpret Cultural Others -- European and American Imperialism -- Conclusion: Questioning and Reflecting on Our Own Interpretations -- References -- (Mis)interpretations -- Chapter 4 -- The Cultural Battle between East and West -- Chinese Mulan and Disney's Mulan -- Cultural Appropriation -- Summary of the Original Tale -- Storylines Distorted -- Power to Appropriate and Its Adverse Effects -- Conclusion -- References -- Children's Literature Cited -- Chapter 5 -- Remembering the Dark Past -- Books and Contexts -- Analyzing Children's Books about the Korean American Past -- Conclusion -- References -- Children's Literature Cited -- Chapter 6.Reading with Cultural Empathy -- Cultural Empathy -- Setting and Method of the Study -- White Teacher Candidates' Interpretations -- Discussions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Reading Analytically and Feeling Connected -- Teachers in Reader Response Research -- Study -- Preservice Teachers' Responses to Stories from China, Iraq, and the United States -- (Mis)Interpretation of the Stories from Other Cultures -- Empowerment and Lack of Representation -- Conclusion -- References -- Children's Books Cited -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors.The book provides relevant theoretical and empirical research findings to address the challenges teachers face when interpreting and teaching with international children's literature from Asia. Strategies are provided relating to how teachers can be more culturally conscious of their own biases and develop culturally appropriate interpretations.Children's literature, OrientalHistory and criticismChildren's literature, OrientalHistory and criticism.809.89282095Amos Yukari TakimotoAmos Daniel MilesMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820138703321Mis)reading different cultures3934521UNINA