What the Raisin Box Woman doesn’t know: Migrant Farmworkers & Young Adult Novels Beyond Esperanza Rising
Document Type
Presentation
Presentation Date
4-27-2013
Abstract or Description
Presentation given at the American Educational Research Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Migrant farmworkers are "the poorest and most disadvantaged class of American workers” (Rothenberg, 1998, p.1) and their children drop out at a higher rate than any other group in the USA (Gibson & Bejinez, 2003). One set of tools for addressing these issues are young adult novels about migrancy that find an elusive balance between oppressive realities and hopeful empowerment, while avoiding problematic stereotypes and romanticism. Such novels can serve to inform teachers, reach out to migrant students, and foster understanding among mainstream children. This study examines, from aesthetic, critical, and educational perspectives, a collection of twenty-eight young adult novels regarding migrancy and suggests ways to use these books in the classroom to do justice to those who feed us.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
American Educational Research Association Conference
Location
San Francisco, CA
Source
https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera13/index.php?click_key=1&cmd=Multi+Search+Search+Load+Publication&publication_id=620518&PHPSESSID=vijdsieh5nrlu5hp8cchdkbcop
Recommended Citation
Beck, Scott A..
2013.
"What the Raisin Box Woman doesn’t know: Migrant Farmworkers & Young Adult Novels Beyond Esperanza Rising."
Department of Middle Grades and Secondary Education Faculty Presentations.
Presentation 293.
source: https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera13/index.php?click_key=1&cmd=Multi+Search+Search+Load+Publication&publication_id=620518&PHPSESSID=vijdsieh5nrlu5hp8cchdkbcop
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/teach-secondary-facpres/293
