Papers by Helen Kilpatrick
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Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature, 1997
This paper will concentrate on Kojuro and The Bears, the Morimoto/Smith adaptation of Namefoko Ya... more This paper will concentrate on Kojuro and The Bears, the Morimoto/Smith adaptation of Namefoko Yama no Kuma, which was awarded the Australian CBe prize for picture book of the year in 1987 and has since been used widely in secondary schools here (Saxby 1993, p.190). This recognition indicates a receptivity to its
This paper examines how affect operates cognitively in the reading of fiction to generate care an... more This paper examines how affect operates cognitively in the reading of fiction to generate care and concern for non-human species. The focus is on an exceptional post-3/11 book for young people, Kibō no Bokujō (Farm of Hope, 2014, henceforth Kibō). Written by novelist, Mori Etō, and illustrated by Yoshida Hisanori, Kibō is notable in its consideration of beef cattle left behind in the wake of the evacuation after Japan’s triple disaster (earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown) of March 11, 2011 (3/11). Although based on actual events, the narrative is a fictional exploration of an unnamed farmer’s internal dilemmas as he keeps his cows alive after they have been rendered commercially worthless through radiation fallout from the nuclear power plant. Affective reading comes into operation under mental processing of the narrative’s ironies and metaphors, and is particularly poignant under cognisance of the irony that the farmer is now tending cows which he had originally bred for slau...
Series. International journal of tv serial narratives, 2019
The recent (2016–2018) live-action Japanese television series, Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of th... more The recent (2016–2018) live-action Japanese television series, Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Spirit), was produced by NHK in the vein of the taiga (big river) historical drama, but challenges this and other Japanese generic conventions through its production as a fantasy series, and through its female heroine rather than the usual male samurai hero. This paper takes a cognitive narratological perspective in the exploration of how story-telling devices conjure and challenge some of the most dominant patriarchal scripts found across much of Asia (and elsewhere). It examines how narrative techniques prompt viewer mental processing with regard to cultural schemas and scripts of, for instance, male/female roles in family relationships, women’s participation in the employment sector, and marriage and childbearing. The examination thereby delves into important issues in the context of recent social discourse on gender roles in Japan. A close examination of the filmic strategies and d...
The award-winning picture book Sagashite imasu (2012) was published in response to 3/11. It combi... more The award-winning picture book Sagashite imasu (2012) was published in response to 3/11. It combines dynamic poetics with poignant photographs of relics from the Hiroshima Peace Museum to evoke emotions about extended suffering from radioactive fallout. I argue that the work plays an activist role in prompting an empathetic response which raises an ethical consciousness, and that this kind of response in turn generates a broader "recognition" of the dangers of using nuclear power in (and beyond) Japan after the Fukushima disaster.
THE VIEWING MIND AND LIVE-ACTION JAPANESE TELEVISION SERIES: A COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE ON GENDER CONSTRUCTIONS IN SEIREI NO MORIBITO (GUARDIAN OF THE SPIRIT), 2019
The recent (2016-2018) live-action Japanese television series, Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of th... more The recent (2016-2018) live-action Japanese television series, Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Spirit), was produced by NHK in the vein of the taiga (big river) historical drama, but challenges this and other Japanese generic and cultural conventions. It does so not only through its production as a fantasy series or its warrior heroine rather than the usual masculine samurai hero, but also through clever narrative strategies which operate to maintain viewer interest and produce affective engagement with gendered positionings. A cognitive narratological exploration of these story-telling devices and the scripts and schemas they conjure helps demonstrate how the series operates affectively to deconstruct dominant patriarchal ideologies. This examination explores how narrative techniques prompt viewer mental processing with regard to cultural schemas and scripts of, for instance, male/female roles in family relationships, women's participation in the employment sector, and marriage and childbearing. A close analysis of the filmic strategies and devices which encourage audience engagement with the main female protagonist, Balsa, and her relationships casts light on the state of some of the changing attitudes to gendered social and personal roles in the context of recent and topical social discourse in Japan.
Series: International Journal of TV Serial Narratives , 2019
This paper examines how affect operates cognitively in the reading of fiction to generate care an... more This paper examines how affect operates cognitively in the reading of fiction to generate care and concern for non-human species. The focus is on an exceptional post-3/11 book for young people, Kibō no Bokujō (Farm of Hope, 2014, henceforth Kibō). Written by novelist, Mori Etō, and illustrated by Yoshida Hisanori,1 Kibō is notable in its consideration of beef cattle left behind in the wake of the evacuation after Japan's triple disaster (earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown) of March 11, 2011 (3/11). Although based on actual events, the narrative is a fictional exploration of an unnamed farmer's internal dilemmas as he keeps his cows alive after they have been rendered commercially worthless through radiation fallout from the nuclear power plant. Affective reading comes into operation under mental processing of the narrative's ironies and metaphors, and is particularly poignant under cognisance of the irony that the farmer is now tending cows which he had originally bred for slaughter.
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Uehashi Nahoko's ten-volume Guardian fantasy series for young adults (1996–2008) creates a fantas... more Uehashi Nahoko's ten-volume Guardian fantasy series for young adults (1996–2008) creates a fantastic medieval world that is both entertaining and intensely political. In reflecting upon a fictitious nation's beginnings, it resonates with some of ]apan's well-known legends and sociohistorical imaginings, destabilizing their cultural authority. By exposing the "real" stories and behind-the scenes power plays in an extended kingdom, Moribito questions hegemonic power constructions, deconstructing how cultural myths are made, manipulated, and reinforced by corrupt leaders. In doing so, it presents an unconventional critique of many Japanese ideologies and national institutions, drawing attention to the limitations inherent in dominant understandings of, for instance, Japan's emperor system and power politics, past and present.
Miyazawa Kenji and His Illustrators, 2000
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