EPISODE · Aug 3, 2020 · 43 MIN
Race and Children’s Literature with Darren Chetty and Lisa Stephenson
from Talking Race · host CRED
This episode examines the absence of race in children’s literature. Guest interviewer, DrEmily Zobel Marshall, talks with Darren Chetty and Lisa Stephenson about the reasons whyBAME children think stories are about White people and why in a tiny minority of books forprimary children feature a BAME character or a BAME protagonist. They discuss thepositive role played by the Story Makers project in addressing this absence.
What this episode covers
This episode examines the absence of race in children’s literature. Guest interviewer, DrEmily Zobel Marshall, talks with Darren Chetty and Lisa Stephenson about the reasons whyBAME children think stories are about White people and why in a tiny minority of books forprimary children feature a BAME character or a BAME protagonist. They discuss thepositive role played by the Story Makers project in addressing this absence.
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