Multimodal Mediation Through Picturebooks and Graphic Narratives

This scholarly collection offers a sophisticated examination of how picturebooks and graphic novels function as powerful mediators across educational and translation contexts. The work brings together established and emerging scholars to analyze how multimodal communication—combining visual and textual elements—creates meaning that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. By focusing specifically on the intersection of literature, education, and translation studies, the book provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives operate as cultural and educational bridges.

What distinguishes this volume is its critical approach to mediation as both process and product, exploring how picturebooks and graphic narratives facilitate understanding across languages, cultures, and learning environments. The collection will particularly resonate with graduate students and researchers in literacy studies, translation theory, and children's literature who seek to understand the complex interplay between visual and verbal communication. Through its multidisciplinary lens, this work fundamentally expands our understanding of how visual narratives mediate knowledge and cultural exchange in increasingly interconnected global contexts.