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Textual Obscurity In The Middle Ages, Lucie Doležalová, Jeff Rider, Alessandro Zironi Dec 2012

Textual Obscurity In The Middle Ages, Lucie Doležalová, Jeff Rider, Alessandro Zironi

Jeff Rider

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“Do I Get To Choose?” European Picturebooks And The Meaning Of Identity, Petros Panaou Dr, Tasoula Tsilimeni Dr Dec 2012

“Do I Get To Choose?” European Picturebooks And The Meaning Of Identity, Petros Panaou Dr, Tasoula Tsilimeni Dr

Petros Panaou

The struggle between homogeneity and difference that is so characteristic of European communal identity is expressed in the five European picturebooks analyzed here, as a negotiation of identity. Identity, or the self, is not taken for granted by the anthropomorphic animal protagonists. In this sense, all five heroes are to an extent actively and diversely constructed social selves: they view the self not just as something we are, but as an object we actively construct and live by, taking up or resisting the varied ways in which others perceive their identity.