Challenging Representations of Sámi Characters in Fiction for Young Readers
Abstract: This study focuses on challenging representations of Sámi characters and cultures in Swedish literary works for young readers: “Bamse möter Stallo” (Bamsy Meets Stállu, 2021), a cartoon intended for pre-literate and young readers, Lilli, Lávre och Saivofolket (Lilli, Lávre and the Sáivu P...
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Abstract: This study focuses on challenging representations of Sámi characters and cultures in Swedish literary works for young readers: “Bamse möter Stallo” (Bamsy Meets Stállu, 2021), a cartoon intended for pre-literate and young readers, Lilli, Lávre och Saivofolket (Lilli, Lávre and the Sáivu People, 2021), a picturebook, and När vi var samer (When We Were Sámi, 2021), a graphic novel accessible for teenagers. The aim is to map how the Sámi characters and cultures are presented and represented, and by and for whom, using critical race theory. The research questions are: 1) How do verbal and visual elements in the analysed works contribute to the representations of the Sámi characters and cultures? 2) How might the critical race theory framework be relevant in the Swedish-Sámi context? The findings show how authors and illustrators use symmetrical, enhancing, complementary, or counterpointing interplay to pinpoint preconceived notions of Sáminess, inform the readers about historical and contemporary racism, challenge underlying perceptions that privilege Swedishness, and to tell stories and counter stories about Sápmi, the Sámi peoples, and Sámi cultures.
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0920ff8d3f94daa8f57aae65d5b910c2024-03-15T09:05:38ZdanSvenska BarnboksinstitutetBarnboken: Tidskrift för Barnlitteraturforskning0347-772X2000-43892023-12-014610.14811/clr.v46.831Challenging Representations of Sámi Characters in Fiction for Young ReadersAnnbritt PaloLena ManderstedtLydia Kokkola Abstract: This study focuses on challenging representations of Sámi characters and cultures in Swedish literary works for young readers: “Bamse möter Stallo” (Bamsy Meets Stállu, 2021), a cartoon intended for pre-literate and young readers, Lilli, Lávre och Saivofolket (Lilli, Lávre and the Sáivu People, 2021), a picturebook, and När vi var samer (When We Were Sámi, 2021), a graphic novel accessible for teenagers. The aim is to map how the Sámi characters and cultures are presented and represented, and by and for whom, using critical race theory. The research questions are: 1) How do verbal and visual elements in the analysed works contribute to the representations of the Sámi characters and cultures? 2) How might the critical race theory framework be relevant in the Swedish-Sámi context? The findings show how authors and illustrators use symmetrical, enhancing, complementary, or counterpointing interplay to pinpoint preconceived notions of Sáminess, inform the readers about historical and contemporary racism, challenge underlying perceptions that privilege Swedishness, and to tell stories and counter stories about Sápmi, the Sámi peoples, and Sámi cultures. https://barnboken.net/index.php/clr/article/view/831Sámi characters and culturesSwedish literatureyoung readerscritical race theoryvisual and verbal interplay |
| spellingShingle | Annbritt Palo Lena Manderstedt Lydia Kokkola Challenging Representations of Sámi Characters in Fiction for Young Readers Barnboken: Tidskrift för Barnlitteraturforskning Sámi characters and cultures Swedish literature young readers critical race theory visual and verbal interplay |
| title | Challenging Representations of Sámi Characters in Fiction for Young Readers |
| title_full | Challenging Representations of Sámi Characters in Fiction for Young Readers |
| title_fullStr | Challenging Representations of Sámi Characters in Fiction for Young Readers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenging Representations of Sámi Characters in Fiction for Young Readers |
| title_short | Challenging Representations of Sámi Characters in Fiction for Young Readers |
| title_sort | challenging representations of sami characters in fiction for young readers |
| topic | Sámi characters and cultures Swedish literature young readers critical race theory visual and verbal interplay |
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