Towards a critical ecological ontology: literacy, sustainability, and fostering environmental education through the Indian green informational picturebook

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dc.contributor.authorKarmakar, Goutam
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-13T09:35:39Z
dc.date.available2024-11-13T09:35:39Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractIt is widely acknowledged through various studies that comprehending the environment and sustainability can help children cultivate curiosity, insights, and ethical ideals, facilitating ways of enhancing public environmental literacy and leading to a more sustainable future. Environmental education in early childhood has substantial positive effects on social, economic, wellness, and educational elements, aiding in the growth of children’s abilities to become responsible young citizens. The present article examines how green informational picturebooks in India can cultivate eco-consciousness in young readers and support environmental children’s literature, motivating them to protect the earth and recognise their responsibility in environmental issues as adults. Taking Jeyanthi Manokaran’s Chipko Takes Root (2015) as a point of exploration and intervention, the article illustrates how a picturebook like this can be implemented as a means of communication for environmental protection. For this, the article emphasises how the book indulges in a streamlined recounting of the Chipko movement, incorporates regional stories, and uses effective visual representations as tools to elevate awareness about environment and sustainability among children.
dc.identifier.citationKarmakar, G., 2024. Towards a critical ecological ontology: literacy, sustainability, and fostering environmental education through the Indian green informational picturebook. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, pp.1-21.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2024.2371856
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19651
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subjectenvironment
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectpicturebooks
dc.subjectchildren
dc.titleTowards a critical ecological ontology: literacy, sustainability, and fostering environmental education through the Indian green informational picturebook
dc.typeArticle

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