Children's Picture Books about Refugees and Campbell's Monomyth

Name: Children's Picture Books about Refugees and Campbell's Monomyth
Brand: Springer Nature Switzerland
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By Eseta Tualaulelei

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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.

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Number of Pages:: 124
Release Date:: 2025-07-15
Publication Date:: 2025-07-15
Publisher:: Springer Nature Switzerland
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 3031930258
ISBN13:: 9783031930256
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 281 g
Height:: 153 cm
Width:: 216 cm
Thickness:: 12 cm

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