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Journal Article
Envisioning America's Future: Lydia Maria Child and Social Justice
2017
Overview
Following Karcher's lead, our newly formed society seeks to spark a conversation centered on Child's immense contributions to an American literary tradition rooted in principles of social equality and their potential applicability to the social problems we face today. [...]this forum provides a discussion of Child's continuing relevance to the United States' social and political landscape and considers how this relevance may be incorporated into our pedagogies. In reflecting upon these matters, our contributors cover a variety of current topics, including race relations, immigration, prison reform, religious tolerance, environmental rights, women's equality, inclusivity in the classroom, recent adaptations of abolition politics, and the relevance of our historiographical approaches to all of these, demonstrating the wide scope of Child's work and legacy. Kilcup's and Hoeller's pieces provide focused investigations of Child's relevance to particular social justice issues, while Mills's and Fanuzzi's widen in scope to offer reflections on Child's conceptions of...
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University of Nebraska Press
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