tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post2034374591947021163..comments2024-03-27T14:08:51.191-05:00Comments on American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Children's Literature Association 37th Annual ConferenceDebbie Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-79494770332435612942010-06-19T14:42:51.814-05:002010-06-19T14:42:51.814-05:00Jackie,
Yes. I view LITTLE HOUSE as appropriate r...Jackie,<br /><br />Yes. I view LITTLE HOUSE as appropriate reading ONLY for young adults and adults who are reading critically. As it is, that book and others like it are used to celebrate American history. Uncritically, that is, which means repeating errors of the past. Children are taught to view those who are not like themselves as less-than and/or less-than-human.Debbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-41406750551434596932010-06-18T07:32:10.703-05:002010-06-18T07:32:10.703-05:00Debbie:
Thanks for mentioning my paper about post...Debbie:<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning my paper about postcolonial thinking in recent fantasy works. The other book I spoke about is Frances Hardinge's THE LOST CONSPIRACY (2009), called GULLSTRUCK ISLAND when it was originally published in England. I think it is more successful in incorporating postcolonial thinking than NATION is, and I'd recommend it highly. As I said in my talk, "Pratchett seems most invested in imagining a history in which such colonization might be mitigated than in dealing with the historical reality of England’s imperial past," while Hardinge "is far more invested in picking up the pieces in the wake of actual colonial domination rather than in imagining what-ifs that would brush aside its painful residue."<br /><br />I'm not sure I understand the connection between the success (or lack thereof) of NATION and the "throwing out" of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE. Do you mean that if NATION and other books like it are truly postcolonial, then they would teach people to see the racism in LH, and thus lead them to reject it as appropriate reading for their children?Jackie C. Hornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-54414703135650642842010-06-14T15:00:17.563-05:002010-06-14T15:00:17.563-05:00Thank you for the reply!Thank you for the reply!Salixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-69525835351686967112010-06-14T06:45:07.671-05:002010-06-14T06:45:07.671-05:00Salix,
I was sitting towards the back of the room...Salix,<br /><br />I was sitting towards the back of the room. When I said that, lot of heads turned to see who I was. <br /><br />NATION came out in 2008, and THIRTEENTH CHILD in 2009. Presumably Wrede would have read it, but its hard to say, because we don't know the timelines of submission, editing, etc.<br /><br />Your point, however, is a good one. It is another way Jackie Horne could measure success of NATION (assuming her point that it marks a turning point holds). <br /><br />I'll see if I can find her email address. I could be misunderstanding her remarks.Debbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-77511046062284479722010-06-13T16:13:08.685-05:002010-06-13T16:13:08.685-05:00I asked her how she'd measure success. One mea...<i>I asked her how she'd measure success. One measure, I suggested, is that people might decide to throw out LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE.</i><br /><br />First of all this is awesome and you are awesome. I am curious as to how people responded to this (if you don't mind sharing, of course)?<br /><br />On another note, wasn't <i>Thirteenth Child</i> published after <i>Nation</i>? It's hard to imagine YA fantasy editors *not* knowing Pratchett...but I haven't read Nation so I guess I shouldn't prejudge.Salixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-19845989174566281102010-06-12T15:22:11.947-05:002010-06-12T15:22:11.947-05:00American is a state of mind...American is a state of mind...Toolshttp://www.kruse.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-20914401682542375882010-06-11T18:53:27.588-05:002010-06-11T18:53:27.588-05:00Later, Adrienne K. and I chatted during a break an...Later, Adrienne K. and I chatted during a break and she asked if I'd seen the stage production. I have not. Here's the trailer:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjGH7KsL6fA&feature=relateDebbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-2079577473810713512010-06-11T18:43:17.508-05:002010-06-11T18:43:17.508-05:00Hey Wendy,
Ironic? Maybe. I'll think about it...Hey Wendy,<br /><br />Ironic? Maybe. I'll think about it. It's a good question.<br /><br />In another session today, Jackie Horne talked about Pratchett's NATION, positing that it and another book (can't recall the title) mark a turn in fantasy writing, wherein writers are applying post colonial ideas to the fiction they create. She asked the audience if we think Pratchett is successful.<br /><br />I asked her how she'd measure success. One measure, I suggested, is that people might decide to throw out LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE.<br /><br />As you might imagine, lots of heads turned to see who was saying such an outrageous thing...Debbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-10355926195409310952010-06-11T14:34:53.235-05:002010-06-11T14:34:53.235-05:00I think the title "Learning to Be American&qu...I think the title "Learning to Be American" is, in a way, meant to be ironic. The editor or whoever named the book isn't meaning to say that "American" is something Native people have to learn, any more than it's something Asian American people have to learn.Wendyhttp://sixboxesofbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com