American Authors, September 11th, and Civil War Representations in Historical Fiction

John H BİCKFORD

Makale detayları

American Authors, September 11th, and Civil War Representations in Historical Fiction

Yazarlar:

John H BİCKFORD

Yayıncı:

Bülent TARMAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Journal of Social Studies Education Research 2018 Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.1-27

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000820944

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

1309-9108

Özet:

 

Scholars have hypothesized that historical fiction books are more a product of the author, author’s nuanced world view, and the time period in which they were written than of the events and period depicted.  This content analysis research examined how American historical fiction authors represented the Civil War and how the events of September 11th, 2001 impacted this representation.  The data pool included only books targeting intermediate elementary and middle level students and had four categories:  Civil War-based books published prior to 1989, Civil War-based books published between 1990 and September 11th 2001, Civil War-based books published between 2002 and 2015, and a baseline of books targeting any war published at any time.  Shifts in message, violence, perceptions of the enemy, and intended audience appeared.  After September 11th, 2001, American historical fiction authors targeted younger audiences, wrote more pro-war messages, included less violence, and dehumanized or anonymized the enemy more frequently.  Findings lend credence to previous scholarship that hypothesized historical fiction readers should consider the source and context of publication to better understand underlying messages.

Makale detayları

American Authors, September 11th, and Civil War Representations in Historical Fiction

Yazarlar: John H BİCKFORD

Yayıncı: Bülent TARMAN

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi: Journal of Social Studies Education Research 2018 Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.1-27

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000820944

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 1309-9108

Sayı

Yazarlar:

John H BİCKFORD

Yayıncı:

Bülent TARMAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Journal of Social Studies Education Research 2018 Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.1-27

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000820944

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

1309-9108