Literary Cultures and Twenty-First-Century ChildhoodsIn the early decades of the twenty first century, we are grappling with the legacies of past centuries and their cascading effects upon children and all people. We realize anew how imperialism, globalization, industrialization, and revolution continue to reshape our world and that of new generations. At a volatile moment, this collection asks how twenty first century literature and related media represent and shape the contemporary child, childhood,