Κατασκευή κοινωνικών ταυτοτήτων στην ταινία κινουμένων σχεδίων "Ζωούπολη": Διδακτικό σενάριο για το γλωσσικό μάθημα στο δημοτικό στο πλαίσιο των πολυγραμματισμών

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study social identities, with an emphasis on social class, in mass culture texts for children. Specifically, we utilize examples of two selected scenes from the animated film Zootopia (2016) with a view to analysing characters of the film belonging to different social classes and practicing different professions. The analysis of the film scenes was based on Stamou’s (2011) and Αndroutsopoulos’ (2012) models for the study of sociolinguistic reality in fiction, Coupland’s (2007) theory of style and Attardo’s (1994) general theory of linguistic humour. As the analysis revealed, linguistic diversity is projected as a means of constructing identities and promoting stereotypical perceptions around the protagonists’ social class. Having the findings of our analysis as a springboard, and based on the pedagogy of multiliteracies, we present a teaching proposal for students of the 5^th grade of primary school, with the aim of making them aware of the dominant ideologies and stereotypes attached to social classes, so that they do not accept them uncritically.