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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

reading, family history, illustrated novels, publication

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Art

Abstract

Over the course of the past 15 months I have begun a project which I’m excited to say has helped me discover a new part of my family history as well as create a piece of art which I hope to share in the homes of many families. As a part of the ORCA, I proposed to write and illustrate a piece of literature based on the folklore tale The Changeling. By creating a tangible book to be held by children and parents together, my ultimate goal was to stray from the overwhelming surge in digital media and to restore the love a reader once had for reading a book in which you could feel the page as you turned it. As a twenty two year old and a member of the new generation of technology savvy youth, I have been a first-hand witness to the detriments of too much media which is why I have set out to try and find a solution to this over reliance on disconnected means of communication. Through a return to the simplicity of holding a bound book and turning a page oneself, my biggest hope is to help restore an appreciation for literature I feel is being lost in today’s society.

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