Once upon a time… An analysis of the representation of nonhuman animals in young children’s literature
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- dc.contributor.author Niño Gómez, Gyslaine Natalia
- dc.date.accessioned 2018-12-13T16:56:30Z
- dc.date.available 2018-12-13T16:56:30Z
- dc.date.issued 2018
- dc.description Treball de fi de Màster Estudis Internacionals sobre Mitjans, Poder i Diversitat
- dc.description.abstract Animals have always had a traditional place in children’s literature and they are encountered in almost every book. However, not much is said about the way in which they are represented. Thus, this study was initiated with the aim to fulfill such gap in the existing research. Using a qualitative approach and making use of the methods characteristic of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this investigation examines the representations of animals other than humans in popular children’s books both visually and textually in order to assess first, to what extent speciesism prevails in the stories; and second, how such representations invite young readers to conceive other animals. The selected sample comprises the best selling books of the Diada de Sant Jordi in 2017, given the importance of this festivity within the Catalan culture. Findings show how different species have been deprived of moral consideration, and the varied and multiple strategies that foster their instrumentalization. Therefore, they suggest the need for better narratives that could help children to conceive other animals in a holistic manner and, that moving away from the prevalent mainstream ideologies, could help in the reconfiguration of better human and nonhuman animal relationships in adult society.ca
- dc.format.mimetype application/pdf*
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/36078
- dc.language.iso engca
- dc.rights Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España*
- dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessca
- dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/*
- dc.subject.other Animals en la literatura
- dc.subject.other Drets dels animals -- Aspectes ètics i morals
- dc.subject.other Literatura infantil -- Història i crítica
- dc.subject.other Home i animals
- dc.title Once upon a time… An analysis of the representation of nonhuman animals in young children’s literatureca
- dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisca