A door to the unknown: crossing boundaries through picturebook art

This paper engages with the question of the ethical implications of, and artistic imagination in picturebooks. The analysis relies on two visual narratives confronting the theme of cultural difference. The juxtaposition of the two books that share the themes of visiting and hosting, of confronting o...

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Main Author: Katarzyna Smyczyńska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Gdańsk 2016-05-01
Series:Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/pwe/article/view/794
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description This paper engages with the question of the ethical implications of, and artistic imagination in picturebooks. The analysis relies on two visual narratives confronting the theme of cultural difference. The juxtaposition of the two books that share the themes of visiting and hosting, of confronting otherness, and of cultural prejudice indicates differences in their narrative and artistic potential. The analysis of formal strategies in Jemmy Button by Jennifer Uman and Valerio Vidali and in Eric by Shaun Tan serves to point out the role of artistic imagination and narrative wisdom in creating visual literature.
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spelling doaj-art-335273fd4adc4f07926ff603c3ee3d2c2025-02-11T11:24:34ZengUniversity of GdańskProblemy Wczesnej Edukacji1734-15822451-22302016-05-01343A door to the unknown: crossing boundaries through picturebook artKatarzyna Smyczyńska0Kazimierz Wielki University in BydgoszczThis paper engages with the question of the ethical implications of, and artistic imagination in picturebooks. The analysis relies on two visual narratives confronting the theme of cultural difference. The juxtaposition of the two books that share the themes of visiting and hosting, of confronting otherness, and of cultural prejudice indicates differences in their narrative and artistic potential. The analysis of formal strategies in Jemmy Button by Jennifer Uman and Valerio Vidali and in Eric by Shaun Tan serves to point out the role of artistic imagination and narrative wisdom in creating visual literature. https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/pwe/article/view/794artistic imaginationencounterethically engaged narrativeshospitalityotherness
spellingShingle Katarzyna Smyczyńska
A door to the unknown: crossing boundaries through picturebook art
Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji
artistic imagination
encounter
ethically engaged narratives
hospitality
otherness
title A door to the unknown: crossing boundaries through picturebook art
title_full A door to the unknown: crossing boundaries through picturebook art
title_fullStr A door to the unknown: crossing boundaries through picturebook art
title_full_unstemmed A door to the unknown: crossing boundaries through picturebook art
title_short A door to the unknown: crossing boundaries through picturebook art
title_sort door to the unknown crossing boundaries through picturebook art
topic artistic imagination
encounter
ethically engaged narratives
hospitality
otherness
url https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/pwe/article/view/794
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