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'Family diversity has long been censored, silenced, and ignored in Australian picture books. Despite its long running representation in books for older readers, the concept of exploring family diversity at picture book level remains nothing short of radical. Of the little available, much comes in the form of issue-driven books and from specialist presses overseas, presenting a distinct gap in Australian children’s literature. The contentious history of diversity in children’s books creates added issues in the struggle for representation, and diverse stories (and diverse authors) face ongoing challenges. Furthermore, public outrage at the ‘shunning’ of nuclear families, as well as society’s distorted understanding of what constitutes diversity, present further complications in the advocating for family-diverse stories. This essay will examine what it means to be a family, the issues surrounding family diversity in picture books, and why such books deserve to be championed.'
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http://www.textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue57/Mokrzycki.pdf
Out of Sight : The Censoring of Family Diversity in Picture Books
TEXT Special Issue Website Series
Subjects:
- Gus The Asparagus 2015 single work picture book
- Just the Way We Are 2015 single work picture book
- Josephine Wants to Dance 2006 single work picture book
- Love Makes a Family 2018 single work picture book
- One Photo 2016 single work picture book
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