Challenging Representations of Sámi Characters in Fiction for Young Readers

• Published in: Barnboken
• Main Authors: Palo, Annbritt, Manderstedt, Lena, Kokkola, Lydia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Pedagogik, språk och ämnesdidaktik 2023
• Subjects: Sámi characters and cultures; Swedish literature; young readers; critical race theory; visual and verbal interplay; Cultural Studies; Kulturstudier; Stallo; Stállu; Sámi
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-103334; https://doi.org/10.14811/clr.v46.831

This study focuses on challenging representations of Sámi characters and cultures in Swedish literary works for young readers: “Bamse möter Stallo” (Bamsy Meets Stállu, 2021), a cartoon intended for pre-literate and young readers, Lilli, Lávre och Saivofolket (Lilli, Lávre and the Sáivu People, 2021...