Event Title
The Construction of Identity through Early Childhood Curriculum: Examining Picturebooks from a Critical Feminist Lens
Date of Publication
2-4-2021
Document Type
Presentation
Abstract
This study employed a marginalized feminist lens, drawing upon a combination of Chicana and Black feminist thought, to analyze picturebooks from an early childhood curriculum. One goal of this study was to examine whether trends of underrepresentation and negative representation are evident in for early childhood curriculums. Though the books in the sample did show some attention to authentic cultural themes, implications for practice and research included the need for more balanced representation of diverse cultures that give voice and agency to young female children of color as they develop their personal and cultural identities.
Keywords
Feminism, Curriculum, Early Childhood
Persistent Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/2914
The Construction of Identity through Early Childhood Curriculum: Examining Picturebooks from a Critical Feminist Lens
This study employed a marginalized feminist lens, drawing upon a combination of Chicana and Black feminist thought, to analyze picturebooks from an early childhood curriculum. One goal of this study was to examine whether trends of underrepresentation and negative representation are evident in for early childhood curriculums. Though the books in the sample did show some attention to authentic cultural themes, implications for practice and research included the need for more balanced representation of diverse cultures that give voice and agency to young female children of color as they develop their personal and cultural identities.