This thesis examines the representation of animals in popular children’s books and films. Certain animal taxa have been historically stereotyped in fiction, through their repeated portrayal in archetypal character roles. It is hypothesized that the depictions of animals in narratives promote the formation, and retention, of misconceptions about certain taxa, which can engender consequences for both children and the animals. An analysis of 83 popular children’s animal books and films was undertaken to identify if certain animal taxa have been stereotypically cast in specific archetypes (e.g. villain, hero, companion). Results suggest multiple biases, notably that the role of the villain tends to have higher instances of animal typecasting, w...
This research studies the functioning of animal images in literature from the middle of the XIXth to...
This paper characterizes the portrayal of animals and human-animal relations in one genre of America...
Der Struwwelpeter is a classic children’s German book that attempts to teach about behavior by exagg...
This thesis examines the representation of animals in popular children’s books and films. Certain an...
451 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007.The wolf has been an object o...
This dissertation investigates the visual and verbal representations of animals in a selection of co...
This research was a content analysis concerned with the stereotyping of animals in children\u27s lit...
Animals has long been present as characters in children’s literature. The most common use of animals...
This research studies the functioning of animal images in literature from the middle of the XIXth to...
Children start at an early age to acquire knowledge about nature and develop a relationship to it. F...
Franček Rudolf is a versatile writer of many literary works for children and adolescents. The purpos...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityAnimals are extremely important to children's books. They give chil...
1. Although cinema narrative represents a fundamental communication tool in framing public opinion, ...
This book is about ordinary animals and how they are imagined in twenty-first century fiction. Exami...
The following article draws the reader’s attention to the symbolism of the wolf in culture and liter...
This research studies the functioning of animal images in literature from the middle of the XIXth to...
This paper characterizes the portrayal of animals and human-animal relations in one genre of America...
Der Struwwelpeter is a classic children’s German book that attempts to teach about behavior by exagg...
This thesis examines the representation of animals in popular children’s books and films. Certain an...
451 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007.The wolf has been an object o...
This dissertation investigates the visual and verbal representations of animals in a selection of co...
This research was a content analysis concerned with the stereotyping of animals in children\u27s lit...
Animals has long been present as characters in children’s literature. The most common use of animals...
This research studies the functioning of animal images in literature from the middle of the XIXth to...
Children start at an early age to acquire knowledge about nature and develop a relationship to it. F...
Franček Rudolf is a versatile writer of many literary works for children and adolescents. The purpos...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityAnimals are extremely important to children's books. They give chil...
1. Although cinema narrative represents a fundamental communication tool in framing public opinion, ...
This book is about ordinary animals and how they are imagined in twenty-first century fiction. Exami...
The following article draws the reader’s attention to the symbolism of the wolf in culture and liter...
This research studies the functioning of animal images in literature from the middle of the XIXth to...
This paper characterizes the portrayal of animals and human-animal relations in one genre of America...
Der Struwwelpeter is a classic children’s German book that attempts to teach about behavior by exagg...