Date of Award
Fall 5-8-2024
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Illustration & Visual Culture
Degree Type
Thesis
Abstract
This essay defines unruly and imaginative play based on a variety of interdisciplinary sources. The study examines a selection of children’s picture books that showcase a kind of play that defies normative narrative pacing, power dynamics, and narrative sequence. Future research is recommended to further interdisciplinary discourse on the complexity of imaginative play in children’s literature in a way that honors children’s agency as storytellers.
Language
English
Program Chair
John Hendrix
Recommended Citation
Groak, Danielle, "unruly play in picture books" (2024). MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture. 33.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mfa_illustration/33
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