Representing Africa in Children's Literature: Old and New Ways of Seeing

Representing Africa in Children?s Literature explores how African and Western authors portray youth in contemporary African societies, critically examining the dominant images of Africa and Africans in books published between 1960 and 2005. The book focuses on contemporary children?s and young adult literature set in Africa, examining issues regarding colonialism, the politics of representation, and the challenges posed to both insiders and outsiders writing about Africa for children.

Vivian Yenika-Agbaw is Associate Professor of English Education at Bloomsburg University, where she teaches children's and young adult literature.