Event Title
Gender Non-Conformity in Julián is a Mermaid
Document Type
Presentation
Abstract
Jessica Love’s (2018) debut picturebook, Julián is a Mermaid, is a Stonewall Book Award-winning picturebook that explores issues of gender, identity, and social stigmas. This study explores how Love’s representation of Julián’s character challenges gender stereotypes for young men. We consider the inter- and intra-modal aspects of the picturebook and explore how Love uses both individual modes and modes in combination to “normalize” Julián’s love of mermaids, his desire to be a mermaid, and his abuela’s acceptance of his transformation into a mermaid.
Keywords
Literature, Gender
Persistent Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/2969
Gender Non-Conformity in Julián is a Mermaid
Jessica Love’s (2018) debut picturebook, Julián is a Mermaid, is a Stonewall Book Award-winning picturebook that explores issues of gender, identity, and social stigmas. This study explores how Love’s representation of Julián’s character challenges gender stereotypes for young men. We consider the inter- and intra-modal aspects of the picturebook and explore how Love uses both individual modes and modes in combination to “normalize” Julián’s love of mermaids, his desire to be a mermaid, and his abuela’s acceptance of his transformation into a mermaid.