Children's dark pictures—Societal critique in children's and young people's visual and verbal expressions about the UNCRC
Alex Orrmalm
Abstract:This article focuses on what the author has termed children's ‘dark pictures’ to explore how children’ and young people express themselves visually and verbally about difficult issues—such as violence, death and trafficking. Two pictures created by children and young people about the UNCRC, and the interviews accompanying these pictures, are analysed as examples of the commonness of ‘dark’ issues emerging even when they are given assignments emphasising ‘lighter’ issues. The potential of children's and young p… Show more
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