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Dust
Title
Dust
Author
Scheewe, Karen
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Creative writing
Description
In a culture dominated by Eurocentric traditions and narratives, there are many silences in our discourse. I seek to address the absence of multiculturalism in children’s literature. This creative project subverts the dominant white structure of o...
SOARING WITH DRAGONS: FINDING PLAY AND INTIMACY IN CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Title
SOARING WITH DRAGONS: FINDING PLAY AND INTIMACY IN CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Author
Williams, Joshua
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Literature, Philosophy, Philosophy and religion
Description
This thesis examines the way children’s and young adult literature deals with play and intimacy. Using Georges Bataille’s conception of intimacy, this thesis posits that intimacy, deriving from play, allows for a deeper understanding of self and a...
The Playful Elements in Emily Gravett's and David Wiesner's Postmodern Picturebooks
Title
The Playful Elements in Emily Gravett's and David Wiesner's Postmodern Picturebooks
Author
Warnsing, Abbey
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
English literature
Description
Emily Gravett and David Wiesner play with existing texts, narrative structures, visual elements and connectivity in their picturebooks using a variety of metafictive devices that also play with the story, characters, and readers. Both authors crea...