The Mediation of Critical Themes of Motherhood Studies in Storytelling: The Case of The Girl Who  Drank the Moon

Catalina Millan Scheiding

Autori

Catalina Millan Scheiding Berklee College of Music Valencia Campus - España

Parole chiave:

feminist criticism, motherhood studies, storytelling, fairy tales

Abstract

By contemplating the emotional and intellectual link between the reader and the book, this article considers how a contemporary text might respond to current motherhood studies’ issues, and how these studies are mediated to be considered appropriate for an audience of young readers. A psychosocial research strategy is used, through a feminist theoretical framework, to analyze how the young adult novel The Girl Who Drank the Moon incorporates key ideas of motherhood studies through characters’ agency and the storytelling arch. Motherhood is represented as an institution, an individual identity and an emotional experience, and the novel offers the young reader a nuanced vision into an ongoing discussion. The potential of storytelling to mediate social justice concerns to the young reader is highlighted.

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Biografia autore

Catalina Millan Scheiding, Berklee College of Music Valencia Campus - España

PhD es associate professor (profesora contratada doctora) en el departamento de Liberal Arts & Sciences de Berklee College of Music, Valencia Campus. La Dra. Millán-Scheiding forma parte del Grupo de Investigación TALIS de la Universitat de València y es miembro del Proyecto de I+D+I CI5-ODS, financiado por la Generalitat Valenciana. También es secretaria del Journal of Literary Education y ha publicado artículos y capítulos en numerosas revistas y editoriales internacionales. Su trabajo de investigación se centra tanto en la educación literaria y la traducción como en la competencia intercultural y los ODS.

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