The 1992 children's cartoon redefined Batman, influencing countless adaptations and media. Joe Sutliff Sanders explores how Batman: The Animated Series (BTAS) shaped the characters, designs, and themes that became iconic for fans globally. He argues that BTAS is a significant milestone in television history and in the evolution of Batman's public persona, solidifying its impact on the character's legacy in popular culture.
Understanding the Origins of the Classic Orphan Girl Story
Focusing on the history of discipline in America, this book explores the intersections of American, women's, and children's literature. It contributes to existing scholarship by examining how disciplinary practices have shaped narratives and perceptions of girls throughout history, offering valuable insights into cultural attitudes and societal norms.
In A Literature of Questions, Joe Sutliff Sanders offers an innovative approach to children's nonfiction that goes beyond an assessment of a work's veracity to develop a book's equivocation as a basis for interpretation. Addressing how such writing is either vulnerable or resistant to critical engagement, Sander pays attention to the attributes that nonfiction shares with other forms of literature, including voice and character, as well as special features of the genre, such as peritexts and photography. The first book to theorize children's nonfiction from a literary perspective, Sanders reveals how nonfiction can make young readers active learners rather than passive recipients of information. -- from back cover.