Are You a Little Pole? Constructing National Identity in Literature for Young Children
- Institution: Jagiellonian University
- Year of publication: 2013
- Source: Show
- Pages: 108-118
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/tner.13.32.2.08
- PDF: tner/201302/tner3208.pdf
The paper attempts to answer the question about the relation between the construction of national identity in contemporary world and children’s literature. Qualitative analysis of books for children was made. The main assumption is that stories we tell children create a specific cultural map of narration, thanks to which children create the feeling of identity, which is both individual and social. Contemporary literature for young children, contrary to older books, is devoid of national character.
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