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English translation of the title: The Island: An Everyday Story
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International and Local Relief Organizations and the Promotion of Children’s and Young Adult Refugee Narratives
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Bookbird , vol. 57 no. 2 2019; (p. 35-49)'This article looks into refugee narratives produced or endorsed and promoted as children’s reading matter by international refugee relief organizations. The analysis accounts for their emergence as a separate genre with recurrent features, while questioning the assumptions that underlie their production and the aims they serve.' (Publication abstract)
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Schemas and Scripts : Cognitive Instruments and the Representation of Cultural Diversity in Children's Literature
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Contemporary Children's Literature and Film 2011; (p. 12-35) Stephens discusses the use of script and schema as strategies for the representation of cultural diversity in Australian children's literature. -
Visual Identities : Australianness in Australian Picture Books
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Teaching Australian Literature : From Classroom Conversations to National Imaginings 2011; (p. 352-368) ‘The literature written for young people can be a vehicle for mediating change in mainstream attitudes, or it can confirm existing values. As with all literature, it carries ideologies. In this chapter, I will focus on the picture book, which constructs its meanings through dual visual and written texts. In particular, I will analyse selected, recent award-winning Australian picture books for their representations of ‘Australianness’.’ (From author’s introduction, p. 352) -
Reading & Viewing : Refugee Stories That Could Make a Difference
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 46 no. 1 2011; (p. 75-78)
— Review of The Happiest Refugee : The Extraordinary True Story of a Boy's Journey from Starvation at Sea to Becoming One of Australia's Best-Loved Comedians 2010 single work autobiography ; Die Insel: Eine Tagliche Geschichte 2002 single work picture book ; Mice 2010 single work novel -
Disturbing Thoughts : Representations of Compassion in Two Picture Books Entitled The Island
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Jeunesse : Young People, Texts, Culture , Winter vol. 3 no. 2 2011; (p. 11-29)'The title of my paper and the quotation by Martha Nussbaum from which it draws both invoke the double meaning of the word disturbing. In my title, disturbing functions simultaneously as an adjective that modifies the noun thoughts and as a verb that signifies a dismantling of those thoughts. The epigraph comes from Nussbaum's discussion of compassion, which serves as the core theoretical concept that informs this essay. In an Australian context, discussions of compassion arguably circulate most overtly and publicly in relation to the Australian federal government's position on asylum seekers. Over the past ten years, no issue has divided public opinion in Australia as much as the debate concerning the treatment of asylum seekers in Australia. Two picture books entitled The Island, one written and illustrated by Armin Greder and the other written by John Heffernan and illustrated by Peter Sheehan, engage with national issues concerning the arrival of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers while also functioning as allegories for any situation in which a community mistreats an outsider.' (Introduction)
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Book of the Week
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 October 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of Die Insel: Eine Tagliche Geschichte 2002 single work picture book -
An A to Z of Unadulterated Fun
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 October 2007; (p. 18)
— Review of The Aussie A to Z 2007 single work picture book ; Annie to the Rescue 2007 single work picture book ; Die Insel: Eine Tagliche Geschichte 2002 single work picture book -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 31)
— Review of Die Insel: Eine Tagliche Geschichte 2002 single work picture book -
Anti-Fairy Tale for Our Times
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: M/C Reviews , August 2007;
— Review of Die Insel: Eine Tagliche Geschichte 2002 single work picture book -
[Review] Die Insel
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 22 no. 4 2007; (p. 31)
— Review of Die Insel: Eine Tagliche Geschichte 2002 single work picture book -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2008
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 52 no. 3 2008; (p. 3 - 9) -
Visual Identities : Australianness in Australian Picture Books
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Teaching Australian Literature : From Classroom Conversations to National Imaginings 2011; (p. 352-368) ‘The literature written for young people can be a vehicle for mediating change in mainstream attitudes, or it can confirm existing values. As with all literature, it carries ideologies. In this chapter, I will focus on the picture book, which constructs its meanings through dual visual and written texts. In particular, I will analyse selected, recent award-winning Australian picture books for their representations of ‘Australianness’.’ (From author’s introduction, p. 352) -
Schemas and Scripts : Cognitive Instruments and the Representation of Cultural Diversity in Children's Literature
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Contemporary Children's Literature and Film 2011; (p. 12-35) Stephens discusses the use of script and schema as strategies for the representation of cultural diversity in Australian children's literature. -
International and Local Relief Organizations and the Promotion of Children’s and Young Adult Refugee Narratives
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Bookbird , vol. 57 no. 2 2019; (p. 35-49)'This article looks into refugee narratives produced or endorsed and promoted as children’s reading matter by international refugee relief organizations. The analysis accounts for their emergence as a separate genre with recurrent features, while questioning the assumptions that underlie their production and the aims they serve.' (Publication abstract)
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Disturbing Thoughts : Representations of Compassion in Two Picture Books Entitled The Island
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Jeunesse : Young People, Texts, Culture , Winter vol. 3 no. 2 2011; (p. 11-29)'The title of my paper and the quotation by Martha Nussbaum from which it draws both invoke the double meaning of the word disturbing. In my title, disturbing functions simultaneously as an adjective that modifies the noun thoughts and as a verb that signifies a dismantling of those thoughts. The epigraph comes from Nussbaum's discussion of compassion, which serves as the core theoretical concept that informs this essay. In an Australian context, discussions of compassion arguably circulate most overtly and publicly in relation to the Australian federal government's position on asylum seekers. Over the past ten years, no issue has divided public opinion in Australia as much as the debate concerning the treatment of asylum seekers in Australia. Two picture books entitled The Island, one written and illustrated by Armin Greder and the other written by John Heffernan and illustrated by Peter Sheehan, engage with national issues concerning the arrival of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers while also functioning as allegories for any situation in which a community mistreats an outsider.' (Introduction)