| Autor: |
Asghar, Baneen, Azher, Musarrat, Fatima, Sameetah |
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Journal of Gender & Social Issues; Spring2022, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p1-15, 15p |
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This article aims at investigating the portrayal of gender in Pakistani English children's literature. The gender stereotypes are deeply rooted in Pakistani culture which greatly affect children's psychology and are impetus to shape stereotypical world view that males are dominant and superior to females. The cover pages of five children's books published in last 10 years have been conveniently selected and analyzed. The framework of Kress and Leuween (2006) regarding the visual grammar which includes representational meaning, interactive meaning and compositional meaning analysis, has been applied to the decoded hidden meanings behind the images. A shift regarding gender portrayal has been analyzed as the female characters are depicted in heroic roles or as leaders and males as weaker than females which may be considered odd in Pakistani society. This shift may positively eradicate gender stereotypes among our future generations who may, until then, be normalized to witness gender equality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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