Article
Sketching Motherhood. Maternal Representation in Contemporary Picturebooks: The Case of Spain
Author/s | Sarlo, Giulia de
Guichot Muñoz, Elena Hunt Gómez, Coral Ivy |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura y Filologías Integradas |
Publication Date | 2022-02-02 |
Deposit Date | 2022-03-29 |
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Abstract | Although gender-role stereotypes in children’s literature have been widely explored,
the study of the role of mothers and their representation in picturebooks has not
received much attention from the academic world, ... Although gender-role stereotypes in children’s literature have been widely explored, the study of the role of mothers and their representation in picturebooks has not received much attention from the academic world, especially as far as Spain is con cerned. This paper analyses a sample of seven picturebooks published in Spain over the last 7 years -all by awarded authors and widely reviewed in some of the most popular Spanish blogs on Children’s and Youth Literature (CYL)-and focused on the maternal fgure. It aims to provide a panoramic view of the representations of the role of the mother as a paradigm of the changes seen in Spanish society, study ing the representation of her voice, emotions, and ties to other members of her fam ily through a systemic functional-multimodal discourse analysis applied to picture books. The results reveal that, for the frst time, the mother’s voice and her right to explore her own feelings are included in her characterisation, and also, that her relationship with the rest of the family includes diferent aspects—children, soci ety, work, partner, and self-care. In conclusion, the conception of motherhood as proposed to Spanish families through picturebooks seems to be fnally changing, evolving from fxed stereotypes and allowing the expression of contradictory feel ings related to maternit. |
Citation | Sarlo, G.d., Guichot Muñoz, E. y Hunt Gómez, C.I. (2022). Sketching Motherhood. Maternal Representation in Contemporary Picturebooks: The Case of Spain. Children’s Literature in Education |
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