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'Military conflicts, like the on-going Russo-Ukrainian war, not only affect humans, but also other living beings that surround us. We wrote this short editorial after learning about the bombing of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Dam in Ukraine on June 6, 2023. Many Ukrainians from that region have been forced to leave their flooded homes, and hundreds of animals, including those at the local zoo, have been killed.' (War and Displacement in Children's Literature : Mateusz Świetlicki and Chrysogonus Siddha)
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Children's War Diaries as Agents of Peace,
single work
criticism
(p. 27-35)'Literature for children plays an active role in the promotion of a culture of peace. This is particularly true of children’s literature in the format of a child-written diary that describes the traumatic events of war. Using the testimonial response method, this article analyses three war diaries written by young girls, two from Bosnia and one from Singapore, published in English language for young readers. By bearing witness to the lived experiences of individuals who have encountered significant hardship, readers can cultivate an empathetic understanding of historical events and the human capacity for resilience. The analysis also explores how first-person literary narratives, while representative of the trauma of war, can also be used to promote and teach about the importance of peace by making sense of history, bearing witness to traumatic emotions, and empowering the youth to seek peace.' (Publication abstract)
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The Use of Images to Explore the Indigenous Experience of Conflict in Australian Children's Picturebooks,
single work
criticism
(p. 55-64)
'Australian children's picturebook authors and illustrators who choose armed conflict as their subject matter inevitably grapple with the paradox that, while war is a central component of national identity, the experience of Indigenous peoples remains, at best, underrepresented. This article uses the ideational, interpersonal, and textual meta-functions developed by Clare Painter et al. to compare how the Indigenous experience of conflict is represented in the Australian children's picturebooks Alfred's War (Bin Salleh and Fry) and Multuggerah and the Sacred Mountain (Uhr and O'Halloran).' (Publication abstract)
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Plants in Children's and Young Adult Literature Ed. by Melanie Duckworth and Lykke Guanio-Uluru (Review),
single work
review
— Review of Plants in Children’s and Young Adult Literature 2021 anthology criticism ;(p. 70-71)'Fundamental problems such as global warming, the progressive exploitation of resources, and the disrupted ecological balance have inevitably directed attention increasingly to nature and the environment. The prevailing anthropocentric view of the world, in which humans are the measure of all things, has been shaken for a long time. This also affects the sciences, not least the humanities. Therefore, it is appropriate and an expression of our times that the publishing house Routledge has begun a new, promising scholarly series entitled "Perspectives on the Non-Human in Literature and Culture", which is launched by the present volume.' (Introduction)
