Imaginary Indians: Representations of Native Americans in Scholastic Reading Club |
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| Authors: | Amina Chaudhri Nicole Schau |
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| Institution: | 1.Northeastern Illinois University,Chicago,USA;2.Garfield Elementary School,Maywood,USA |
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| Abstract: | Scholastic Reading Clubs are a popular and inexpensive way for teachers to build classroom libraries and for parents to purchase books for their children. The books made accessible to children through the order forms are assumed to be suitable for young readers in terms of their content, popularity, currency, and curricular relevance. Multicultural books occupy a small fraction of the selections, and books about Native Americans are essentially absent. This study examines Scholastic Reading Club order forms available over the course of a year. The quantitative and qualitative findings show that stereotypical misrepresentations of Native Americans persist and literature by Native authors and illustrators is completely lacking. |
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