Children's Picture Books about Refugees and Campbell's Monomyth
Authored book
| Book Title | Children's Picture Books about Refugees and Campbell's Monomyth |
|---|---|
| Book Category | Authored book |
| ERA Publisher ID | 2865 |
| Authors | Tualaulelei, Eseta, Kerby, Martin, Baguley, Margaret and Bedford, Alison |
| Number of Pages | 108 |
| Series | Palgrave Studies in Education, Culture, and Politics in Children’s Picture Books |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| ISBN | 9783031930256 |
| 9783031930263 | |
| ISSN | 3005-0979 |
| 3005-0987 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93026-3 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-93026-3 |
| Abstract | This book explores the portrayal of refugee experiences in children’s picture books using insights from Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Chapter 1 considers this emerging genre of children’s literature within its social and educational context and explains how the narratives embedded within these books were examined. Chapter 2 cites key studies in the field of children’s picture books about refugees to uncover common narrative arcs, characterisations, themes and educative value. Remaining chapters detail the three core elements of Campbell's canonical narrative arc to review how the experience of refugees is presented in modern picture books using this familiar narrative structure as a means of exploring a humanitarian issue with overt political overtones. In so doing, the authors employ an innovative means of analysing picture books that deal with refugees by positioning them within a familiar narrative arc that belies the fear of difference they may otherwise represent. |
| Keywords | Early Childhood Education; Education; Migration ; Children's Literature |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390302. Early childhood education |
| 470208. Culture, representation and identity | |
| 470506. Children's literature | |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zyv5q/children-s-picture-books-about-refugees-and-campbell-s-monomyth
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