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Reading Gender in Children’s Literature
Critical Library Pedagogy for Young Readers
Michael M. WiddersheimPhD Student, University of Pittsburgh
Melissa A. McClearyYouth Services Librarian, Pembroke Public Library
Libraries, technologies, and self-assembly
• Bibliographic control
• Social space
• Private reading
• Surveillance
Readers’ advisory, gender & sexuality, and the self
Intersections:
Language and readers’ advisory: Some problems
• Essentialization• Assignment• Othering• Cultural imperialism• Tokenism• Complicity
Counter-techniques
• Consider story quality• Exploit expert position• Interrogate norms• Use open-ended questions• Recommend progressive titles• Rely on passive (indirect) tools• Create safe environment
Conclusion
Critical readers’ advisory:Toward a reorganization of imaginary life.
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