Beyond survival: narratives of empowerment and childhood agency in Malaysian youth literature
This article discusses various depictions of childhood agency and empowerment in three examples of Malaysian children's and young adult literature in English to highlight the value and viability of these literary texts as stories for survival. In emphasizing agency as "the new paradigm of...
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Main Author: | Osman, Sharifah Aishah |
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Format: | Article |
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IBBY - International Board of Books for Young People
2022
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Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/43492/ |
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