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How old is young?

Lindsey Geybels — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:10:19 +0000

Can or should authors only write books for children if they themselves are still young or childlike enough? And when is ‘old’ still considered ‘young enough’? In the book Hoe oud is jong? (How old is young?), Vanessa Joosen advocates for greater awareness of the concept of age as a social construct. She provides insight into important… Continue reading How old is young?

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Encounters of a dreamy kind

Lindsey Geybels — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:05:58 +0000

Dreams can function in children’s books as a means to connect young characters and older figures in the story. In this article, Vanessa Joosen presents three methods to study intergenerational encounters in and through dreams in a selection of contemporary Dutch children’s books. She does this by means of a digital analysis of a corpus… Continue reading Encounters of a dreamy kind

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Too childish for children? A digital inquiry into children’s literature

Frauke Pauwels — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:03:43 +0000

Age determines the form and content of children’s books in many ways. People havexed ideas about what is suitable for a particular age and what is not, and digital tools can help to map and ask questions about such age norms on a large scale. For this project, the computer ‘read’ 32 Dutch-language children’s books… Continue reading Too childish for children? A digital inquiry into children’s literature

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