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A Multimodal Approach to Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Children's Picture Books
A Multimodal Approach to Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Children's Picture Books
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This collection explores how verbal and visual semiotic modes interact in children's picture books to promote gender equality and social inclusion. It offers a linguistic perspective on these narratives, examining the choices made by writers and illustrators to challenge gender stereotypes and promote the social inclusion of same-sex parent families.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 310 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This comprehensive collection delves into the intricate interplay between verbal and visual semiotic modes in children's picture books, aiming to foster gender equality and social inclusion. By drawing upon cutting-edge theoretical frameworks such as multimodal cognitive linguistics, multimodal discourse analysis, and visual social semiotics, the book expands upon descriptive-oriented studies to provide a linguistically driven perspective on these narratives. The volume explores the choices made by writers and illustrators in conveying representational, interpersonal, and textual meanings through both verbal and non-verbal components, with the ultimate goal of challenging gender stereotypes and promoting the social inclusion of same-sex parent families.
This book holds significant appeal to students and scholars engaged in the fields of multimodality, discourse analysis, social semiotics, and children's literature. Chapters 1 and 8 of this book are freely accessible as downloadable Open Access PDFs under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license, which can be accessed at http://www.taylorfrancis.com.
In conclusion, this collection offers a valuable contribution to the study of children's picture books, shedding light on the complex ways in which verbal and visual semiotic modes intersect to promote gender equality and social inclusion. By adopting a multimodal approach, the book provides a rich and nuanced understanding of the linguistic and visual strategies employed by writers and illustrators to challenge stereotypes and foster inclusive representations. It is a must-read for scholars and students interested in these fields.
Weight: 453g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367703615
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