Episode 9: Ideology in Children’s Literature

But surely only bad quality children’s literature is ideological? In this episode, we debunk the usual myths about ‘ideology’ being a really awful propagandist thing that brainwashes our children. Ideology is everywhere – and it might not be the most obviously ideological children’s books that are the most ‘dangerous’…

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In this episode you’ll hear about…

• What ‘ideology’ means, and why you’re in it with the rest of us.


• The difference between passive and active ideology, and why the former isn’t at all the most benign.


• Princesses that don’t want to get married, and why the promotion of gay parenting in children’s books still needs nuclear monogamous family values.

Email us at [email protected] if you have any comments or questions! In the meantime, here are some of the books we’ll be discussing…