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”Tänk om jag hade fötts till tjej och blivit tvungen att ha leopardnylonstrumpor på mig!”: En studie om hur genus framställs i vanligt förekommande högläsningsböcker
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Language, Literature and Intercultural Studies (from 2013).
2018 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
“What if I had been born as a girl and had to wear leopard printed nylons!” : A study about how gender is represented in commonly used reading books (English)
Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study is to analyze commonly read children’s literature from a gender perspective. The study also contains a discussion about what these books can convey to students and how they can be used in a didactic perspective. The selection of books has been made based on a research that showed which ten books teachers mostly use for reading aloud across the country. The books have been placed in relation to the current stereotypes found in our society. The study shows that there are a large variety of gender structures in the books, with some characters who follows the norm and some who breaks it. Despite that, generalizations have been made and each book has been divided into category breaks the norm or follows the norm. The result has shown that most of the books breaks the norm, but most books also requires a discussion about gender afterwards in order not to be misinterpreted and spread wrong values. The study therefore reveals that children’s literature can be used in the teaching to highlight and discuss value-based issues, through reading aloud and book discussions.

Abstract [sv]

Syftet med undersökningen är att analysera vanligt förekommande skönlitterära högläsningsböcker ur ett genusperspektiv. I undersökningen förs en diskussion om vad dessa böcker kan förmedla till elever och hur de kan användas i ett didaktiskt perspektiv. Urvalet av böcker har gjorts av en förundersökning som visat vilka tio skönlitterära böcker lärare mest använder till högläsning runt om i landet. Böckerna har sedan ställts i relation till de rådande stereotyperna som finns i vårt samhälle.

Undersökningen visar att det finns en stor variation i genusstrukturerna i respektive bok, med några karaktärer som följer normen och några som bryter den. Däremot har generaliseringar kunnat göras och respektive bok har blivit indelat i kategorin bryter normen eller följer normen. Resultatet har visat att majoriteten av böckerna bryter mot normen, men att de flesta böckerna kräver en efterföljande diskussion om genus för att inte misstolkas och sprida felaktiga värden. Av undersökningen har man därmed kunnat konstatera att det går att använda skönlitterära böcker i undervisningen för att belysa och diskutera värdegrundsfrågor, genom högläsning och boksamtal.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2018. , p. 47
Keywords [en]
Gender, basic values, children's literature, literature didactics, reading aloud, book discussions, Guldmysteriet, SVJ, and Sandvargen
Keywords [sv]
Genus, värdegrund, barnlitteratur, litteraturdidaktik, högläsning, boksamtal, Guldmysteriet, SVJ, och Sandvargen
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Humanities and the Arts
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-67711OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-67711DiVA, id: diva2:1219360
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The Swedish Language
Educational program
Primary Education Programme, 240 hp
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Available from: 2018-06-18 Created: 2018-06-15 Last updated: 2018-06-18Bibliographically approved

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