Memory Visualized. A Comparative Analysis of Iconotexts in Selected Nordic Picturebooks

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

Abstracts

EN

Memory is a fundamental human capacity that affects human life, and it is therefore not surprising that its employment as a literary motif in children’s books is prevalent and takes different forms. Moreover, it is strictly linked to human emotions, which today is a subject of debate within philosophy of memory. In my paper, I focus on memory and memories in a few selected Nordic picturebooks: from Sweden: Jag såg, jag ser (I saw, I see, 1997) by Håkan Jaensson and Gunna Grähs, and Alfons och soldatpappan (Alfie Atkins and the Soldier Father, 2006) by Gunilla Bergström; from Denmark Så blev Farfar et Spøgelse (Then Grandfather Became a Ghost, 2004) by Kim Fupz Aakeson and Eva Eriksson; from Norway Tror du pappa gråter? (Do You Think that Dad is Crying?, 2008) by Hilde Kommedal and Tone Lileng; and from Finland Tyttö ja naakkapuu (The Girl and the Jackdaw Tree, 2004) by Ritta Jalonen and Kristina Louhi. The goal of the paper it to reflect upon the character and possible specificity of representation of memory in Scandinavian picturebooks and to explore particular capacities of the picturebook as a medium while discussing memories. Methodologically, the paper is a content analysis employing terminology within picturebook studies and narratology, and references to the philosophy of memory.

Keywords

EN

memory; philosophy; Nordic picturebooks; iconotext

• Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
• Journal: Filoteknos
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 125-136

Dates

published

2021-11-30

Contributors

author

Dymel-Trzebiatowska Hanna

• Uniwersytet Gdański

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Identifiers

DOI

10.23817/filotek.11-9