The Palestinian "Other" in Israeli Children's Books

Autor/in	Danino-Yona, Gila
Titel	The Palestinian "Other" in Israeli Children's Books
Quelle	In: Journal of Children's Literature, 47 (2021) 1, S.36-50 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-7779
Schlagwörter	Childrens Literature; Arabs; Conflict; Foreign Policy; Foreign Countries; Postcolonialism; Ideology; Political Attitudes; Jews; Stereotypes; Content Analysis; Illustrations; Self Concept; Behavior Patterns; Social Systems; Israel; Palestine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Arab; Araber; Konflikt; Außenpolitik; Ausland; Post colonialism; Postkolonialismus; Ideologie; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Klischee; Inhaltsanalyse; Bildliche Darstellung; Selbstkonzept; Social system; Soziales System; Palästina
Abstract	This article examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as it is reflected in Israeli children's literature, utilizing critical, deconstructive, and postcolonial readings. Israel has been in a state of conflict with Palestinians since the day of its establishment. This ongoing conflict has found its way into Israeli children's books, many of which engage with the conflict or with the theme of "the other" in various ways. In this article, the author seeks to examine how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is represented within three books. For that purpose, the author utilizes deconstructionist analysis and postcolonial perspectives. Such analyses aim to expose the ideological practices that characterize the Israeli colonial systems, and that are designed to cover their tracks (Shenhav, 2004). More specifically, the author will present the way in which the illustrated landscapes echo the narratives of Israel's political left with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Palestinians as the "other" within these narratives. The author argues that--within the books analyzed in this article--stereotypical landscape images represent a "national" landscape, and therefore play a significant role in forming the national imagination in the context of the conflict. The author examines the visual construction of reality in the illustrations as reflecting the formation of a national identity--Israeli or Palestinian--including behaviors, thought processes, and discursive cultures. The author considers images and narratives jointly, as structures that meld meanings into a complete story, compatible with Israel's social and cultural reality. In general, the author seeks to answer the following questions: How do the books examined create a social hierarchy involving Jews and Palestinians? How is the Israeli--Palestinian conflict represented? How are Palestinians represented? (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Children's Literature Assembly. e-mail: info@childrensliteratureassembly.org; Web site: https://www.childrensliteratureassembly.org/journal.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01