Clare Bradford

Robyn McCallum

Kerry Mallan

J. Stephens

New World Orders demonstrates how contemporary children's texts draw on utopian and dystopian tropes in their projections of possible futures. In examining a diverse range of international children's literature and film produced between 1988 and 2006, the authors explore the ways in which children's texts respond to social change and global politics, giving shape to children's perceived anxieties and desires. The book argues that children's texts are crucially implicated in shaping the values of their readers.

Utopian Transformations

New World Orders in Contemporary Children's Literature

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

Convict Once, a Poem

K. Mallan

C. Bradford

R. McCallum

This book demonstrates how contemporary children's texts draw on utopian and dystopian tropes in their projections of possible futures. The authors explore the ways in which children's texts respond to social change and global politics. The book argues that children's texts are crucially implicated in shaping the values of their readers.

J. Stephens

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