Contemporary British Children's Fiction and Cosmopolitanism

This book visits contemporary British children's and YA fiction alongside cosmopolitanism, exploring the notion of the nation within the context of globalization, transnationalism and citizenship. By resisting globalization's dehumanizing conflation, cosmopolitanism offers an ethical, humanitarian, and political outlook of convivial planetary community. McCulloch addresses how children's and YA fiction imagines not only the nation but the world beyond, disrupting binary divisions through a cosmopolitical outlook. The texts visited envision British society's position and role within a global arena of issues, including global conflicts, gender, racial politics, ecology, and climate change.

Fiona McCulloch is currently an independent scholar and was Lynn Wood Neag Distinguished Visiting Professor in British Literature at the University of Connecticut, 2015.

Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Part I Ethical Endeavours 1 'We're All Human, Aren't We?': Scottish Cosmopolitics in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter 2 'People and their Differences': Cosmofeminism in Jackie Kay's Strawgirl Part II Conflict and Conciliation 3 'You Are a Team': Reconfiguring Community in Theresa Breslin's Divided City 4 'We're All Connected': Transnational Journeys in Gillian Cross's Where I Belong 5 'Hope Amongst This Madness': Peace Building in Kerry Drewery's A Brighter Fear Part III Future Freedoms 6 'We Must Fight for a New Future': Envisioning Tomorrow's World in Saci Lloyd's Momentum 7 'A New Home in the World': Nomadic Writing and World Citizenship in Julie Bertagna's Exodus Trilogy Conclusion Index