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ERIC Number: EJ1413348
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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EISSN: EISSN-1757-7438
An Ambivalent Story: Queer Children's Literature in Israel between 1986 and 2022
Shai Rudin
Power and Education, v16 n1 p42-62 2024
Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, only 23 Queer literary works have been published for children and adolescents in Hebrew. This paper examines the characteristics of these works in light of the ambivalent and controversial status of the LGBTQ+ community in Israel. The findings show that the few works that have been published and that present same-sex families or LGBTQ+ characters, and the manner in which Queer themes are presented in those texts, are in line with how these issues are perceived and addressed by Israeli society. Moreover, this article divides the Queer Israeli literature for children and youth into three categories: implied Queer literature that hides the Queer existence through the allegoric genre; Queer-phobic literature that seemingly presents the Queer family but in actual fact promotes homophobic stereotypes; and Queer literature that places the LGBTQ+ character or family in the center of the story without passing judgment or criticism.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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