Uniwersyteckie Czasopisma NaukowePicturebooks and Mental Illness: Discussions in a Post-COVID Context
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https://doi.org/10.26881/ss.2024.28.06Słowa kluczowe:
picturebook, social semiotics, mental illness, post-COVID, multimodalityAbstrakt
This article analyses Gro Dahle and Kaia Dahle Nyhus’s picturebook Dagen, focusing on four crucial double pages. Addressing themes of depression, it provides a unique child’s perspective and describes various coping mechanisms, delivering a hopeful message. Utilizing social semiotics and multimodality, it examines verbal and visual elements, aligning with Kress and Van Leeuwen’s metafunctions. Beyond literature, it intersects with post-COVID depression research, revealing connections between the two. Dagen portrays Po’s struggle to connect with their Day, meticulously exploring visual, interpersonal, and textual dimensions. The study extends to post-COVID depression, highlighting its prevalence and contributing factors. In conclusion, the analysis emphasizes the synergy between literature, psychology, and medicine in understanding and addressing contemporary challenges.
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