Forming a Eurocentric Children's Literary Canon: A Case Study of Clifton Fadiman's Reception to the Black Arts Movement in Children's Literature

Year: 
2018
Recipient Name: 
Katherine Eldridge
Faculty Mentor Name: 
Julian Gill-Peterson
Faculty Mentor Department: 
English
Librarian / Archivist: 
Clare Withers
Jennifer Needham
Description: 
Katherine worked with the Fadiman Collection, studying how Clifton Fadiman created his literary canon “The World Treasuring of Children’s Literature.” She focused on his annotations and notes about African Americans and other non-White people to understand how Fadiman’s work represents these communities.
Photo: 
Katherine Eldridge with poster