Visual representations of war in Polish and Scandinavian picturebooks. A metaphorical perspective

• Authors: Dymel-Trzebiatowska Hanna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The goal of the article is to show the potential of the war metaphor applied in the picturebook medium and reflect upon the cultural premises of its use. The analysed material includes three Polish and two Scandinavian books, published within four years, 2011–2014: Pamiętnik Blumki1 (Blumka’s Diary, 2011) by Iwona Chmielewska, Powieki (The Eyelids, 2012) by Michał Rusinek and Ola Cieślak, Ostatnie przedstawienie panny Esterki (Miss Esterka’s Last Performance, 2014) by Adam Jaromir and Gabriela Cichowska, Lejren (The Camp, 2011) by Oscar K. and Dorte Karrebæk and Krigen (The War, 2013) by Gro Dahle and Kaia Dahle Nyhus.

Keywords

EN

war; picturebook; Holocaust; metaphor; symbol

PL

wojna; książka obrazkowa; Holocaust; metafora; symbol

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Pedagogiczne
• Journal: Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 3(34)
• Pages: 118-131

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

author

Dymel-Trzebiatowska Hanna

• University of Gdańsk (Poland)

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0009.4848