Hats off to critical thinking: An excursion into Jon Klassenʼs hat trilogy
In this article, we explore power and perspectives as lenses for critical thinking embedded in Jon Klassenʼs fictional picturebook trilogy I want my hat back (2011), This is not my hat (2012), and We found a hat (2016). Drawing on ideas from critical literacy and democratic citizenship, we conduct a...
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| author | Hilde Tørnby Sissil Lea Heggernes Emilia Andersson-Bakken Ingvill Krogstad Svanes |
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| description | In this article, we explore power and perspectives as lenses for critical thinking embedded in Jon Klassenʼs fictional picturebook trilogy I want my hat back (2011), This is not my hat (2012), and We found a hat (2016). Drawing on ideas from critical literacy and democratic citizenship, we conduct a close reading of the picture-text interaction and selected visual features through a critical content analysis (Johnson et al., 2019). The scarcity of hats drives the narrative in the three books and may stimulate reflections on ownership. We argue that the different affordances of these picturebooks may prompt critical thinking regarding power relations and perspectives, and may be a step towards fostering critical thinking and encouraging democratic citizenship in young readers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ed866e9cdfa4aba883fbffd2044edb72025-08-20T03:54:30ZdanScandinavian University PressBarnelitterært Forskningstidsskrift2000-74932023-06-011411910.18261/blft.14.1.7Hats off to critical thinking: An excursion into Jon Klassenʼs hat trilogyHilde Tørnby0Sissil Lea Heggernes1Emilia Andersson-Bakken2Ingvill Krogstad Svanes3Institutt for grunnskole- og faglærerutdanning, OsloMetInstitutt for grunnskole- og faglærerutdanning, OsloMetInstitutt for grunnskole- og faglærerutdanning, OsloMetInstitutt for grunnskole- og faglærerutdanning, OsloMetIn this article, we explore power and perspectives as lenses for critical thinking embedded in Jon Klassenʼs fictional picturebook trilogy I want my hat back (2011), This is not my hat (2012), and We found a hat (2016). Drawing on ideas from critical literacy and democratic citizenship, we conduct a close reading of the picture-text interaction and selected visual features through a critical content analysis (Johnson et al., 2019). The scarcity of hats drives the narrative in the three books and may stimulate reflections on ownership. We argue that the different affordances of these picturebooks may prompt critical thinking regarding power relations and perspectives, and may be a step towards fostering critical thinking and encouraging democratic citizenship in young readers.https://www.idunn.no/doi/10.18261/blft.14.1.7Critical thinkingcritical literacypowerperspectivesdemocracycitizenship |
| spellingShingle | Hilde Tørnby Sissil Lea Heggernes Emilia Andersson-Bakken Ingvill Krogstad Svanes Hats off to critical thinking: An excursion into Jon Klassenʼs hat trilogy Barnelitterært Forskningstidsskrift Critical thinking critical literacy power perspectives democracy citizenship |
| title | Hats off to critical thinking: An excursion into Jon Klassenʼs hat trilogy |
| title_full | Hats off to critical thinking: An excursion into Jon Klassenʼs hat trilogy |
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| title_short | Hats off to critical thinking: An excursion into Jon Klassenʼs hat trilogy |
| title_sort | hats off to critical thinking an excursion into jon klassen s hat trilogy |
| topic | Critical thinking critical literacy power perspectives democracy citizenship |
| url | https://www.idunn.no/doi/10.18261/blft.14.1.7 |
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