In recent years, in the field of publishing for the Italian children it has spread an audacious and healthy production of books aimed at early childhood capable of interpret-ing with intelligence, originality and care an increasingly plural and complex social reality, breaking mindsets, prejudices, cognitive canons, and leading us, through stories and images, towards recognition and appreciation of differences. Starting from some historical back-grounds, the paper intends to take a look at this editorial production to reflect on the char-acteristics of the best picturebooks in the perspective of education on diversity with particu-lar reference to the theme of gender difference and homo-affectivity.
Si è diffusa, nell’ambito dell’editoria per l’infanzia italiana degli ultimi anni, un’audace e sana produzione di libri rivolti alla prima infanzia capaci di interpretare con intelligenza, originalità e cura una realtà sociale sempre più plurale e complessa rompendo abiti mentali e pregiudizi, conducendoci, attraverso le storie e le immagini, verso un riconoscimento e una valorizzazione delle differenze. A partire da alcuni cenni storici, il paper intende rivolgere uno sguardo a questa produzione editoriale con l’obiettivo di riflettere sulle caratteristiche dei migliori albi illustrati nella prospettiva di una formazione alla diversità con particolare riferimento al tema del gender e dell’omoaffettività.
Lepri, C. (2019). Education on Diversity. The Contribution of Early Childhood’s Literature. STUDI SULLA FORMAZIONE, 2, 325-336 [10.13128/ssf-10825].
Education on Diversity. The Contribution of Early Childhood’s Literature
Chiara Lepri
2019-01-01
Abstract
In recent years, in the field of publishing for the Italian children it has spread an audacious and healthy production of books aimed at early childhood capable of interpret-ing with intelligence, originality and care an increasingly plural and complex social reality, breaking mindsets, prejudices, cognitive canons, and leading us, through stories and images, towards recognition and appreciation of differences. Starting from some historical back-grounds, the paper intends to take a look at this editorial production to reflect on the char-acteristics of the best picturebooks in the perspective of education on diversity with particu-lar reference to the theme of gender difference and homo-affectivity.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.