Children's Rights in the Multimedia Age: Proceedings of the Fourth Pacific Rim Conference on Children's Literature - Hardcover

Miyake, Okiko

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810832062 ISBN 13: 9780810832060

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 1998

Synopsis

For the fourth time in 17 years, librarians, authors, educators and publishers from around the world assembled to exchange information about children's books and culture within the 38 countries of the Pacific Rim. The papers presented emphasize children's entitlements, their literature, and the forms it is currently taking. Essays on such topics as children's needs and wishes; mass media, animation, and "manga" (comic books); and new methods of introducing literature to children explicate the theme. Included are the keynote addresses by cultural anthropologist Masao Yamaguchi, author Yoshitomo Imae, professor of education Lee Sang Keum, New Zealand author Dorothy Butler, author Keiko Ochiai, Canadian author and librarian Sarah Elizabeth Ellis, U.S. author Virginia Hamilton, philosopher Shunsuke Tsurumi, and publisher and critic Tadashi Matsui. Also included are summary discussions of the roundtable sessions and highlights of the workshops held throughout the conference. Representing the works and thoughts of some of the leading voices in children's literature in the Pacific Rim, these proceedings provide unique insight into the cultural and educational issues that educators, authors and publishers are facing in this broad geographic area.

About this title

About the Author

Okiko Miyake is Professor at Baika Women's College in Japan, and serves as President of the Japan Society for Children's Literature in English.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810832062
• ISBN 13: 9780810832060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240