{"title":"Mentalités of Theory in Children's Literature: 1972–2022","authors":"R. Trites","doi":"10.1353/chl.2022.0004","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:From its inception in 1972, Children's Literature has been involved with conceptualizing literary theories for scholars who study books and films for youth. This essay traces the fifty-year history of the journal's commitment to literary theory through the following stages: 1972-86: appreciation, aesthetics, and awareness; 1986-2000: theorizing children's literature; and 2000-21: theoretical explosions.","PeriodicalId":40504,"journal":{"name":"Childrens Literature","volume":"50 1","pages":"49 - 62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2022-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Childrens Literature","FirstCategoryId":"1092","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1353/chl.2022.0004","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"LITERATURE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract:From its inception in 1972, Children's Literature has been involved with conceptualizing literary theories for scholars who study books and films for youth. This essay traces the fifty-year history of the journal's commitment to literary theory through the following stages: 1972-86: appreciation, aesthetics, and awareness; 1986-2000: theorizing children's literature; and 2000-21: theoretical explosions.