"Combing" through Representations of Black Girls' Hair in African American Children's Literature

Autor/inn/en	Brooks, Wanda M.; McNair, Jonda C.
Titel	"Combing" through Representations of Black Girls' Hair in African American Children's Literature
Quelle	In: Children's Literature in Education, 46 (2015) 3, S.296-307 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0045-6713
DOI	10.1007/s10583-014-9235-x
Schlagwörter	African American Children; Females; Childrens Literature; African American Literature; Picture Books; Content Analysis; Physical Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Child; Children; Afroamerikaner; Kind; Kinder; Weibliches Geschlecht; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Picture book; Bilderbuch; Inhaltsanalyse; Körperliche Erscheinung
Abstract	In this article, we share findings from a content analysis of six picturebooks about hair. The picturebooks selected feature Black female protagonists and are written by African American females. Our content analysis examines the ways in which Black hair is theorized and represented to children (from diverse backgrounds) very early on in their reading trajectory. We present a discussion of the theoretical perspectives informing our analysis, followed by a review of related African American children's literary scholarship. We then provide a description of the methodology that includes data sources, analytic procedures, and trustworthiness. Next, we present the findings, in which we delineate the three main themes identified within the six picturebooks. We conclude with reasons as to why this research is significant. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01