Bortom horisonten: Litteraturläsandets kroppsliga och bildande dimensioner

• The aim of this article is to discuss the importance of Bildung in relation to children’s literature reading. Drawing on empirical data consisting of interviews with seven children aged 10-11, based on hermeneutical and phenomenological theoretical perspectives, the article highlights children’s experiences of reading fiction and how these are articulated. The results show that the children’s reading is intertwined with their bodily existence. This embodied reading is manifested through on the one hand, the significance of a physically comfortable place when reading fiction, and on the other hand, through the reading experience itself as a process over time. The reading of literature makes it possible for the children to reach and interpret new kinds of horizons, which they have not met before in real life. Further, the results also show the importance of highlighting other aspects of reading than reading comprehension and reading comprehension strategies.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Pedagogiskt arbete (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences -- Pedagogical Work (hsv//eng)

Keyword

reading literature

experience

horizon

Bildung

reading literature

experience

horizon

Bildung

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)