Dimensions of Citizenship through the Lens ofThe Hunger Games: Fiction and the Visual and Performing Arts as Springboards for Citizenship Education

TheYouth Lens

“…Educators have lauded the utility of The Hunger Games to interest and motivate their students to learn disciplinary-specific content. For instance, Lucey, Lycke, Laney, and Connelly (2013) explore citizenship education by examining how Katniss must navigate the need to demonstrate loyalty to the Capitol, yet must also subvert government rules and regulations to provide for her family. Curwood (2013a) argues that the popularity of the novel has created digital literacy opportunities for young readers that are multifaceted modes of literature engagement that young people value, thereby extending and enhancing their experiences with literature.…”

Disciplinary contextualisation of transversal competence in Finnish local curricula: the case of multiliteracy, mathematics, and social studies

“…Within the disciplines of social studies and mathematics, multiliteracy studies often focus on micro-level classroom practices (e.g. Joutsenlahti & Kulju, 2017;Lucey, Lycke, Laney, & Connelly, 2013;Takeuchi, 2015). To understand the contextualisation of multiliteracy from a broader perspective, we focus on the local curricula across Finland.…”