The Mentally Challenged or Physically Disabled Other — Conflicting Relationships in the Croatian and German Novel for Children and Youth
This paper examines the issues of otherness, social exclusion, and disability, and the connection between these phenomena in literature for children and adolescents. Common reactions of the majority toward outsiders and individuals with disabilities are described as well as the negative effects tho...
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Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) RAS
2014-12-01
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| মালা: | Детские чтения |
| অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: | https://detskie-chtenia.ru/index.php/journal/article/view/134 |
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| author | Lana Mayer Vedrana Zebec Živković |
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This paper examines the issues of otherness, social exclusion, and disability, and the connection between these phenomena in literature for children and adolescents. Common reactions of the majority toward outsiders and individuals with disabilities are described as well as the negative effects those have on the affected individuals. Out of these prejudices, caused by a lack of knowledge and understanding, conflicts emerge. Hence we discuss common literary depictions of the issues otherness, outsiders, and disability with special regard to the portrayal of conflicting situations in that context. Finally, analyses of selected Croatian and German novels illustrate the discussed phenomena, showing differences with regard to the participation and manifestation of the conflict, as well as the conflict solution. The literary examples teach young readers understanding and critical thinking and offer examples ready to be transferred to real-life situations.
Keywords: otherness, outsiders, disability, conflict, prejudice, mentally challenged individuals, children’s literature, adolescents’ literature
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| spelling | doaj.art-26b4a69a72e54d3392e60b725f3356022022-12-24T13:41:32ZengInstitute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) RASДетские чтения2304-58172686-70522014-12-0162The Mentally Challenged or Physically Disabled Other — Conflicting Relationships in the Croatian and German Novel for Children and YouthLana MayerVedrana Zebec Živković This paper examines the issues of otherness, social exclusion, and disability, and the connection between these phenomena in literature for children and adolescents. Common reactions of the majority toward outsiders and individuals with disabilities are described as well as the negative effects those have on the affected individuals. Out of these prejudices, caused by a lack of knowledge and understanding, conflicts emerge. Hence we discuss common literary depictions of the issues otherness, outsiders, and disability with special regard to the portrayal of conflicting situations in that context. Finally, analyses of selected Croatian and German novels illustrate the discussed phenomena, showing differences with regard to the participation and manifestation of the conflict, as well as the conflict solution. The literary examples teach young readers understanding and critical thinking and offer examples ready to be transferred to real-life situations. Keywords: otherness, outsiders, disability, conflict, prejudice, mentally challenged individuals, children’s literature, adolescents’ literature https://detskie-chtenia.ru/index.php/journal/article/view/134 |
| spellingShingle | Lana Mayer Vedrana Zebec Živković The Mentally Challenged or Physically Disabled Other — Conflicting Relationships in the Croatian and German Novel for Children and Youth Детские чтения |
| title | The Mentally Challenged or Physically Disabled Other — Conflicting Relationships in the Croatian and German Novel for Children and Youth |
| title_full | The Mentally Challenged or Physically Disabled Other — Conflicting Relationships in the Croatian and German Novel for Children and Youth |
| title_fullStr | The Mentally Challenged or Physically Disabled Other — Conflicting Relationships in the Croatian and German Novel for Children and Youth |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Mentally Challenged or Physically Disabled Other — Conflicting Relationships in the Croatian and German Novel for Children and Youth |
| title_short | The Mentally Challenged or Physically Disabled Other — Conflicting Relationships in the Croatian and German Novel for Children and Youth |
| title_sort | mentally challenged or physically disabled other conflicting relationships in the croatian and german novel for children and youth |
| url | https://detskie-chtenia.ru/index.php/journal/article/view/134 |
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