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Articles by Helen Caple
Overcoming bias in the next generation: 5 unmissable Australian queer picture books
Queer parents and their children rarely see families like theirs in books for early and pre-readers. In 2021, the Children’s Book Council of Australia shortlisted a queer picture book in its Early Childhood Award for the first time: Who’s Your Real Mum? by Bernadette Green and Anna Zobel. Awards like this have a huge influence on sales, readership, and the books that are taught in schools.
Empathy Starts Early: 5 Australian Picture Books That Celebrate Diversity
Shutterstock Early exposure to diverse story characters, including in ethnicity, gender and ability, helps young people develop a strong sense of identity and belonging. It is also crucial in cultivating compassion towards others. Children from minority backgrounds rarely see themselves reflected in the books they’re exposed to. Research over the past two decades shows the world presented in children’s books is overwhelmingly white, male and middle class.
Empathy starts early: 5 Australian picture books that celebrate diversity
Early exposure to diverse story characters, including in ethnicity, gender and ability, helps young people develop a strong sense of identity and belonging. It is also crucial in cultivating compassion towards others. Children from minority backgrounds rarely see themselves reflected in the books they’re exposed to. Research over the past two decades shows the world presented in children’s books is overwhelmingly white, male and middle class.
Empathy starts early: 5 Australian picture books that celebrate diversity
Early exposure to diverse story characters, including in ethnicity, gender and ability, helps young people develop a strong sense of identity and belonging. It is also crucial in cultivating compassion towards others. Children from minority backgrounds rarely see themselves reflected in the books they’re exposed to. Research over the past two decades shows the world presented in children’s books is overwhelmingly white, male and middle class.
In 20 years of award-winning picture books, non-white people made up just 12% of main characters
A highlight for Australian children’s literature is the announcements of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year award winners. This year’s winners will be announced on Friday October 16 — right before the start of CBCA’s Book Week on October 19. Making the shortlist brings great exposure for the books and their creators. The shortlisted books are put on special display in public school libraries and supermarket shelves.
In 20 years of award-winning picture books, non-white people made up just 12% of main characters
A highlight for Australian children’s literature is the announcements of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year award winners. This year’s winners will be announced on Friday October 16 — right before the start of CBCA’s Book Week on October 19. Making the shortlist brings great exposure for the books and their creators. The shortlisted books are put on special display in public school libraries and supermarket shelves.
Rethinking news values: What a discursive approach can tell us about the construction of news discourse and news photography
The study of news values/factors has a long and rich history in journalism and communications research. Conceptually, they encompass not only the newsworthy aspects of happenings or news actors but also external aspects that impact journalism practice, such as the influence of proprietors or advertisers, meeting deadlines or competition among news providers to get exclusive stories.
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