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Books Worth (Re)reading
Citation
Darian-Smith, Kate, Books Worth (Re)reading, International Journal of Play, 2, (2) pp. 147-149. ISSN 2159-4937 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2013 Taylor & Francis
DOI: doi:10.1080/21594937.2013.823737
Abstract
When the first book-length study of Australian children’s rhymes, Cinderella Dressed in Yella,
was published in 1969, it was greeted with excited interest. Here was a collection that carefully
documented the everyday chants and verbal lore of the playground, and took the activities of children
seriously. Such an approach resonated among an Australian population increasingly aware of
the origins and existence of a rich national folklore, and open to progressive educational ideas that
recognised the contemporary culture of childhood. Cinderella was an important book of its time,
running to several printings and a minor censorship scandal about children’s ‘vulgarity’, with a
revised edition published in 1978.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Language, Communication and Culture |
Research Group: | Cultural studies |
Research Field: | Cultural studies not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology |
UTAS Author: | Darian-Smith, Kate (Professor Kate Darian-Smith) |
ID Code: | 123366 |
Year Published: | 2013 |
Deposited By: | Arts, Law and Education |
Deposited On: | 2018-01-03 |
Last Modified: | 2018-01-19 |
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