Before revision: This post-structuralist approach is similar to that argued by critics in gender studies such as Judith Butler and is widely accepted and used in sociological and anthropological studies of childhood (Jenks 1996; Jenks, James and Prout 1997) .1 Textual focus Many scholars approach children's literature from the perspective of literary studies, examining the text as text without focus on audience.
After revision: This post-structuralist approach is similar to that argued by critics in gender studies such as Judith Butler and is widely accepted and used in sociological and anthropological studies of childhood (Jenks 1996; Jenks, James and Prout 1997) Textual focus Many scholars approach children's literature from the perspective of literary studies, examining the text as text without focus on audience.