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Reexamining the Issue of Authenticity in Picture Books.
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Mo, Weimin; Shen, Wenju – Children's Literature in Education, 1997
Examines picture books portraying Asian societies as a means to discuss the criteria of authenticity (not simply nonstereotypes) in both the literature and artwork of picture books. Discusses authenticity and cultural acceptance in terms of both story selection and adaptation, authenticity and cultural conventions (in terms of value implications),…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education
A Mean Wink at Authenticity: Chinese Images in Disney's "Mulan."
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Mo, Weimin; Shen, Wenju – New Advocate, 2000
Offers a critique from two Chinese educators with regard to the historical, cultural, linguistic, and artistic authenticity of Disney's animated film "Mulan." Argues that the filmmakers robbed the original story of its soul and "ran over Chinese culture with the Disney bulldozer," imposing mainstream cultural beliefs and…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education