Women (Writers, Illustrators and Translators) in Iranian Children’s and Young Adult’s books During Recent Century

Subject Areas : Quarterly Journal of Woman and Society

زهرا Abazari ¹ (استادیار گروه کتابداری و اطلاع رسانی واحد تهران شمال، عضو هیئت علمی مدعو واحد علوم و تحقیقات دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی تهران)
مینا Akhbari ² (دانشجوی دکتری رشته کتابداری و اطلاع رسانی واحد علوم و تحقیقات دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی تهران.)

Received: 2015-12-15 Accepted : 2015-12-15 Published : 2011-06-22

Keywords: Iran, Women’s Writer, Women’s Translator, Women’s Illustrator, Children’s and Young Adults Books, Literary Genre, Recent Century,

Abstract :

Studying women’s role through literary genres through literary genres in Iranian children's and young adult's books during recent century This research is intended to study women’s role in Iranian children's and young adult's which have been written in recent century. These stories have been written during January 2000 to January 2008. The considered method in this research is based on content analysis. Since sex of writers, translators and illustrators should be recognized in considered literary genres of books.Findings show that during nine considered years in this study, 14475 books have been published for the first time in Iran. Studying 963 books by systematic sampling showed that through 633 written books, 264 books (41.7%) have been written by women. More over through 329 translated books, 177 books (53.7%) have been translated by women. On the other hand 197 books (31.6%) have been illustrated by women. Findings shows that through three considered hypothesis, only the first one have been confirmed which shows that there is meaningful relation between literary genres and writer’s sex.  

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