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The essay examines the traits and pedagogical potential of the solarpunk artistic and narrative movement by analyzing the specific case study of Hayao Miyazaki’s animated film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). The article first presents solarpunk and its association with environmental themes and successively applies the genre’s theoretical...
Videogames are a fundamental tool in shaping new generations’ collective imagination. In particular, videogames usually present limited depictions of masculinity and femininity and, for this reason, offer canonical norms concerning gender identity. The present paper explores narrative videogames as a key medium to indirectly deconstruct gender cano...
Il volume Raccontare il genere sceglie la forma dell'albo illustrato e si pone l'obiettivo di esplorare in profondità le rappresentazioni di genere, così da mostrare quali modelli sono oggi veicolati nella letteratura letta, ascoltata e osservata durante l'infanzia. L'immaginario proposto a bambine e bambini esercita un'influenza lungo l'arco dell'...
Il fumetto è una forma letteraria dal grande potenziale artistico ed educativo. Grazie alla sua immediatezza, attraverso i fumetti è possibile presentare questioni complesse in modo diretto, semplice, usufruendo della cooperazione tra l’apparato testuale e quello iconografico. Il presente articolo vuole sottolineare il potenziale educativo di quest...
Among the forms of children’s literature that deal with the complex relationship between humanity and nature, comics can offer various insights on the topic for boys and girls. In particular, children’s stories have recently revitalized the scout movement, interpreting it through new values related to identity, gender and ecology. This paper will c...
Animated films are nowadays an important and popular narrative medium that can create a socially shared imaginary. For this reason, they are considered an important indirect educational tool. One of the many applications of animation at pedagogical level is in environmental awareness, an area recently intertwined with Gender Studies. Research agree...
Graphic novels are one of the most appreciated and popular genres of contemporary children and young adults’ literature. This art form attracts young readers not only because of an attentive juxtaposition of words and images, but also because of the complex topics it addresses. Teenagers and young adults see themselves portrayed in the pages of the...
Il presente articolo vuole indagare la figura della strega nella letteratura internazionale per l'infanzia del secondo Novecento attraverso l'analisi di quattro studi di caso: Pomi d'ottone e manici di scopa (1957) di Mary Norton; Il leone, la strega e l'armadio (1950) di C.S. Lewis; Le streghe (1983) di Roald Dahl; Harry Potter (1997-2007) di J.K....
Bianca Pitzorno is one of Italy’s most famous children’s writers. Her works – more than forty books translated into different languages – often address topics linked to gender identity and femininity. Pitzorno’s novels for children usually depict non-canonical female characters: rebel, dynamic and intelligent young girls that fight against adult in...
This paper argues that narrative video games have a potential educational benefit in counteracting stereotypes and promoting gender equality. In particular, the study focuses on a specific video game, Horizon Zero Dawn (2017). Firstly, this paper analyses the traditional female models promoted in video games and their influence on the construction...
