Raising Your Kids Right : Children's Literature and American Political Conservatism

Abate, Michelle Ann 1975- (Author).

Summary: Highlighting the works of William Bennett, Lynne Cheney, Bill O'Reilly, and others on the American political right, Michelle Ann Abate brings together such diverse fields as cultural studies, literary criticism, political science, childhood studies, brand marketing, and the cult of celebrity. Raising Your Kids Right dispels lingering societal attitudes that narratives for young readers are unworthy of serious political study by examining a variety of texts that offer information, ideology, and even instructions on how to raise kids right, not just figuratively but politically.

Record details

OCLC: ocn769927201
ISBN: 0813547989
ISBN: 9780813547985
ISBN: 0813549957
ISBN: 9780813549958
Physical Description: 1 online resource (261 pages)
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Publisher: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-225) and index.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction -- "In Adam's Fall, We Sinned All" The Conservative Tradition in U.S. Children's Literature, Culture, and Politics; 1 -- "Give Me Some of That Old-Time Reading" William Bennett's The Book of Virtues and the Rise of Right-Leaning Literature for Young Readers; 2 -- "I Speak for the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association" Truax, the Anti-Green Movement, and the Corporate Production of Children's Literature.
3 -- Not Just Christianity, But the Christian Right The Battle over Public Education and the American Sunday School Movement in the Left Behind Series for Kids4 -- Patriot Acts Fighting the War on Terror via the Canon Wars in Lynne Cheney's Picture Books; 5 -- Pundit Knows Best The Self-Help Boom, Brand Marketing, and The O'Reilly Factor for Kids; 6 -- "One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State" Bringing Partisan Politics to Picture Books in Katharine DeBrecht's Help! Mom! Series.
Conclusion -- "The Gosh-Darnit, Doggone It, You-Betcha Wink Heard 'Round the World" The 2008 Presidential Election, the State of the Conservative Movement, and the Future of Rightist Books for Young Readers Notes; Works Cited; Index; About the Author.